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<p>I got a lump in my throat and teared up just a bit, but I didn’t cry for weeks or feel like anyone died. Of course, I still had D2 at home.</p>
<p>D2 leaves for college next fall, but will be staying in state. I think we’ll see her enough to keep from having any depression about it. I love my kids dearly, but between work, our pets, visits to our weekend place, and phone calls/texts/visits, I feel like we will have a pretty good balance in our lives. If my Ds are healthy and happy, I will feel that life is pretty wonderful and that we did what we were supposed to do: prepare our children for life outside of the nest.</p>
<p>I do admit that TV night won’t ever be the same without D2 :(</p>