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

coskat
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:56:40 +0000

Pack Mom, I can relate to that phone call. Spoke with my son today after dropping him off on Thurs and had similar experience/feeling as you describe. I too have not cried but do have this unrelenting feeling of sadness. This is my first to go and my dtr is 2 yrs behind. She too is feeling the loss of her brother’s daily presence. Only my excitement for my son entering this new phase offsets my sadness a little. I worry though how he will handle his new found freedom seeing as he has already been to frat party/ies?? and classes start tomorrow. It was much more fun being on the other end of this experience but as a parent I guess pay backs a b****.