<p>Whoo, I am glad someone else brought up the notion of menopause and weeping as the kiddies leave. Seems like a mean turn of events that just at the time the youngins leave the nest we are losing control our cool cause of hormones. I am losing it pretty regularly, and I pride myself on being Miss Level-Headed. There’s a new commercial plotting out all the phases of a couple’s life very poignantly, (too bad my hormones just kicked in and I can’t remember the product being sold) that just sets me right off.</p>
<p>Seems like I only find real happiness when I am watching Desperate Housewives.</p>
<p>I don’t understand it…seems so many here on CC are as sentimental and teary as I am these days, and yet whenever I’m at one of these sentimental events, I seem to be the only one with wet eyes! Hmmmm…I wonder if that says something about the style of parent that frequents these boards?</p>
<p>You don’t know how glad I am to hear that I’m not the only one carrying a box of Kleenex around these days!!! All my friends have younger kids and can’t relate at all. Geez…I never thought I’d be so emotional. I’m going to jump on the band wagon and give hormones at least a bit of the credit here. I’m much like you Ag54, everytime I even THINK about son leaving for college, and each time I pick up an item or two at the store to put in his box to take to college, I tear up. I told my friend the other day that I think this is the hardest part of parenting yet - letting them go.</p>