my daughter left for college today

Madrina · 08-23-2007, 01:27 PM

One of the main reasons I taught myself to knit these past couple of months is because I knew she was leaving.
I just didnt expect for it to be this hard.
I'm sure some of you can relate to what it feels like.

Jan in CA · 08-23-2007, 06:29 PM

I know how you feel. When we dropped our daughter off the first time I cried a lot. Hang in there, it will get better!

Sharly · 08-23-2007, 08:06 PM

There's a lot of that going around right now!!

I know it must be hard, but imagine how proud you will be at her graduation!!

cheesiesmom · 08-23-2007, 08:31 PM

I was a little sad and weepy the day she started kindergarten, proud when she went off to high school. We took her up to college and felt that she would do well and be fine. BUT...the day we sent her off to her first real job 2,500 miles away...well, that was rough to say the least. Four months before she comes home for 10 days.

Gladys

GinnyG · 08-23-2007, 08:52 PM

It was 10 years ago this week when I sent my baby boy off to college and I remember it like it was yesterday!!!!! He went almost 1000 miles away and I was devastated. The first night he was gone I woke up in the middle of the night in a total PANIC, I was afraid I would forget what he looked like

so I had to get up and go find his picture and look at it. The next day I put his Sr picture (and my daughters when the time came) on the wall at the foot of my bed so I could lokk at them every night before I went to bed.

Four years later I sent my daughter off, it was a tiny bit easier but not a lot.

So I know EXACTLY how you feel!!

Stiney · 08-23-2007, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by cheesiesmom

BUT...the day we sent her off to her first real job 2,500 miles away...well, that was rough to say the least. Four months before she comes home for 10 days.

Gladys

Sheesh, and my mom was complaining about me moving 250 miles away, after living at home for 2 years after college graduation.

She actually had a friend come up with us to move me in freshman year, because she knew she'd be crying too hard to drive the car. (This backfired: her friend wouldn't let her cry, or else she'd start crying, too.)

Doodknitwit · 08-23-2007, 09:40 PM

when my dd moved out I closed her door and wouldn't open it for days... when I did it was so hard though she was afterall an adult.... no matter when they leave it's a loss you grieve...

vaknitter · 08-23-2007, 09:50 PM

HAHA - I wish I could tell you it will get better, but I'm 30 yrs old, haven't lived at home since I was dropped off at college, am married and my mother still cries everytime I come and go from their house or her from my house. Just means you love her.

P.S. even if you don't see us cry and we don't admit it - we miss you too : )

Jeremy · 08-23-2007, 09:57 PM

When I dropped my first son off at college I sobbed. Literally. I got some very good advice from a friend though. She told me that I would be sad for three or four days and then would feel better and that's exactly what happened. My heart really goes out to you.

GinnyG · 08-23-2007, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by vaknitter

HAHA - I wish I could tell you it will get better, but I'm 30 yrs old, haven't lived at home since I was dropped off at college, am married and my mother still cries everytime I come and go from their house or her from my house. Just means you love her.

P.S. even if you don't see us cry and we don't admit it - we miss you too : )

HAHAHAHAHA, my son will be 30 next year and I still cry when he comes OR goes. My daughter too, it's become a family joke

. But I think they are secretly pleased. I'll never forget putting my daughter on a plan to head off to college for the first time, I was all teary eyed and weepy and she looked at me and said "OHHHHH MOM, you are crying for ME TOO" \, she had watched me cry so many times for her brother that I think somehow she thought I wasn't going to be as upset with her!!!!!