Getting over the 'Empty Nest Syndrome'

Lafalum84
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:39:05 +0000

I remember reading someone writing in one of these threads that the first week she is usually fine, but the second week is worse. Well, I couldn’t get over how well I handled the first week. I knew DS was ready to go, excited to go, and was at a college that was a good fit for him. I was happy for him, and busy with the one left at home. Today we finally had our first long, chatty phone call. Now that the phone call is over, I suddenly miss him so! Why is that? Did I forget how much I enjoyed chatting with him? Maybe it’s the “second week syndrome” kicking in. Or maybe just the reality that this isn’t like when he went to camp for a week. sigh.