<p>Boy, ain’t that the truth. My wife was bawling the other night when she was bagging up Goodwill donations from the back of D’s closet. I went into her room the other day and almost started nagging her to pick up the mess - then I caught myself - in six months it will be as clean as a hotel room. The S had better stick around for a while…</p>
<p>I wish I had a younger one…D is my baby!! Oh no, here I go again… 
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<p>When the younger one goes it will be really tough. My sister and I both left in the same year. I had no idea what it probably did to my parents. My wife is already talking about us becoming fosters. I’d rather take it slowly. Get another dog, maybe?</p>
<p>LOL, I bet my older one, the soon-to-be NYU grad, moves back in!</p>
<p>Be sure to save some tears for dropping them off at school next fall. Every washroom near campus was filled with sobbing moms (MomCares included). 
Not unless someone clears it out which, trust me, is no small feat. I know of kids’ rooms that haven’t been cleaned out even 10 years post-college. I did it with D the summer after her freshman year. Many photos were taken, and many garbage bags were filled.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all of you on reaching these exciting milestones!!</p>
<p>OH THE IRONY…after all the auditioning and waiting for acceptances, then choosing the right fit, and turning down the other offers…the “redirected” colleges KEEP CALLING!!! Two days in a row now!</p>
<p>@rbgirl - colleges that sent rejection notices, I mean redirections, have called??? Wow, that certainly adds a wrinkle to the decision-making process.</p>
<p>@annelisesmom, no, my D “redirected” (that’s a nice term for “rejected”) them. My post totally doesn’t make sense. What I was trying to say was it’s so ironic waiting on pins and needles for an acceptance, then the kids get them and have to choose only one university. Now that our D has selected a university and turned down other programs, the ones she turned down are calling asking her to reconsider. It’s just ironic that the tables are turned. I should delete it all, lol.</p>
<p>Ah! That makes sense! That’s got to make her feel great! </p>
<p>No, don’t delete it! I got amusement out of the irony, too! 
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<p>Well, D’s last HS show closed last night! What a bittersweet moment. I somehow got all my tears cried during the day before the show - and kept it pretty well together that night - but there were lots of tears, because there were so MANY graduating seniors in the cast this year. Now, it’s crunch time for her to make her decision…</p>
<p>@kategrizz – I feel your pain re the final bows…bet your D handled it better than you did; that was my experience! Good luck re final decision … We were on the fence until today- yes, oh yes, D will commit to Molloy/CAP 21!!! Today’s campus visit sealed the deal. The theater is brand new and state of the art…totally blew away any other campus. To be on the ground floor of this program, with world-class CAP 21 training, is the opportunity of a lifetime, and my D will take it! </p>
<p>Yahooooooo, EastchesterMom and D!!!</p>
<p>Will post the backstory soon… Thank you, thank you to all of you for your support and guidance…especially @BethsMom, who told me about Molloy/CAP 21 in the first place! </p>
<p>I got goosebumps @EastchesterMom when I ready your post. So happy for you both I know it was a bumpy ride <:-P </p>
<p>Go Eastchestermom - What a relief after the long road. And state of the art facilities - A Cinderella story if there ever was one!!! =D> </p>
<p>Still can’t believe it, after all the heartbreak…somebody pinch me, please!</p>
<p>A dream come true EastchesterMom. Congrats on surviving the grueling journey!!</p>
<p>Post it EaschesterMom, it feels sooooo gooood! Congrats to you and your D!!!</p>
<p>FABULOUS EASTCHESTERMOM!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Cellomom and your daughters are proof that it all really does work out!!!</p>