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

Lafalum84
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:52:03 +0000

Also, remember that in most cases (especially with daughters, I think) no news is good news. If your D calls you sniffling with sadness one day, then you don’t hear for 2 or 3 days, odds are things got better and she doesn’t need that shoulder to cry on any more.

It’s a standard gone-to-college tale: kid calls mom in a panic or upset over something. Mom stays up all night and worries about it all the next day. When mom finally hears from kid again, they barely remember the call - the issue got resolved and they have moved on.

We left S at college for soph year on Saturday. He was thrilled to be back on campus, which made leaving easier. I do miss him, but it’s not as bad as last year. I went grocery shopping yesterday and was able to skip the cereal aisle (S is the big cereal eater in our house) without tearing up, which means I’m doing better than last year.