students heading back to school

China
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:44:12 +0000

Funny, I just commented to my husband this morning (after we dropped our son off at a friend’s place for his 8-hour drive back to school):

The good-byes were MUCH easier for him (our son) this time around than they were when he initially left in August. That was very difficult and pretty emotional.

For me, however, just the opposite. As hard as it was to leave him in August, when I said good-bye this morning it really hit me - hard.

He had a wonderful visit at home and was genuinely happy to be with us. I am thrilled that he is also so happy at college that he’s excited to get back. Yup - there’s nothing I want more for my kids than happiness and independence. It certainly seems like that’s where we’re heading. But for some reason, that good-bye earlier today was a heartbreaker…