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

cartera45
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:53:49 +0000

Think how much better it is to miss them than to be glad they are gone. I cried like a baby for hours when I dropped my D off freshman year. I remember friends telling me they couldn’t wait for their kids to be out of the house. I thought that was really sad. This year, as she left for her junior year, it was still really hard for me. We are very close and, as she matures, we become better friends, and it is very natural to miss your friends and not want them to move away. I am happy that she is happy to be at school so it truly is a very confusing mix of emotions. That being said, I am so grateful to have that mix of feelings and wouldn’t change it for the world.