Help! Oldest daughter going off to college. We need support

HomeschoolMom2
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:27:37 +0000

dietz199: You stated my thoughts and experiences perfectly. I got up this morning hoping the waterworks would not make an appearance this soon but your post turned the spigot on. One thing I just don’t get is why we don’t hear more about this. The rest of the world seem to be doing just fine. Older people walking down the street, probably raised a family, not crying every time they look at a toddler going past. “Empty Nest” articles on the front page of grocery store magazines, make it sound like it is such a free and wonderful time of life. Are we on this board that much different? Did we give too much of our lives and hearts to our children? No one told me it would hurt this much.