Who's getting ready to send their freshman son/daughter off to college next month?
My son will be off to college - all the way across the US from us - in just two weeks. Anyone else experiencing something similar? How are you both preparing?
Twin girls doing to college this month, one will stay local, one about an hour away
So, the daughter going to school an hour away - will she be living on campus?
I am! How are all of you dealing with "losing" your child/adult? I am creating activities for myself. We drop her off on Sunday and I am battling the blues. Any advice? :)
Just keep reminding yourself - Less drama, more bathroom!
She will be home on break before you know it!
yup, staying in the dorm, required for freshman unless they are local.
I left my daughter last night, very very hard. At least she is only three hours away! I felt very depressed this morning, but she phoned right when I started crying! My husband keeps reminding me that I haven't lost her, and the phone call certainly verifies that. I wish I had prepared more, I didn't start feeling depressed/anxious until about three days before we took her. Can you go away for a couple of days so that you aren't immediately sitting in the house without your son? That has helped me in the past deal with loss. Please post more, it really helps to know I am not the only sad mother!
Trust me you are NOT the only sad mom out there. All this is normal and will get better with time. Before you know it, they will be home on break and as crazy as it might seem...after they come home with their "New Found Bravado and Freedom" some parents are a little happy to send them back on their way BACK to college after living on their own without a parental unit monitering there whereabouts!! It is not uncommon for many parents to have trouble with their young adult on those 1st break visits! Good luck!!
So glad I found you all, as I'm literally heading out the door to take my daughter to college. This may literally be the most difficult thing I've done as a parent. My older son didn't go to college, and lives at home and works. This is so different, and such a huge transition. Trying so hard not to cry....okay...I'm crying, but not the heaving, sobbing kind I feel like doing!!
It's all good, and it's such a blessing that she's the wonderful young woman that she is. But we're in NJ, and she's going to Ohio. I feel/share everyone's pain. Thanks for being here!
my daughter left Aug 20th. She is going to FIT in NYC. We moved her stuff in, made sure everything worked and we left. She didn't want help unpacking. She is very independent and I am happy for that. SHe has texted and called everyday so far but I am sure that will end once classes start. I didn't really cry about her leaving I teared but only because I am so proud of her.
SO SAD
- radance
on Jul. 31, 2011 at 12:03 AM