Oh heck I cried for days before and days after my two wanted to leave home and get a place with a buddy or girlfriend. My youngest son enlisted in the Marines and that nearly killed me even though we weren't at war but he wanted the Seals or special forces wherever the action was. My sons have been gone fvrom my home for many many years now and I still miss the hell out of them. I wish we had a huge home and could share it and share in each others lives but alas we don't raise our children for that I guess....We raise them to be independent and able to care for themselves and their familys without us....boo-hoo!!!