My son moved into his dorm room last Sunday.

My daughter just accepted a scholarship to a University (For September 2023)… it’s a 2 hour flight from home. I already have anxiety. We’ll be flying out to see her or flying her home as much as possible.

Very transformative experience. I attended my 40th college reunion in June and reconnected with several people from my freshman dorm corridor. We’ve known each other since 8/27/78, the day we moved in! Here are four of us of the 20 people who shared the corridor.

Been there for the last 4 yrs and youngest has 5 semesters left.

Adjusting now to oldest being out on his own after graduation, working in his field of study and doing things like getting engaged.

Another eaglet leaves the nest on it's solo first flight. So, on a financial basis, this must reduce the end of the month financial ticker tape?

That's cool. I'm glad you are providing some sense of "security" for him.
But hopefully not too much.
Or is he providing some for you 🤗

Dan has been away at school for a month now and I really miss him. growing up is hard on Moms. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it.

The kids going off to school is tough especially the first. I can feel that pain. My daughter lives in WI and normally comes to visit 9 days in the summer. I am like you...ok...until she walks into the terminal. This year I get to see her 3 times. Once in April for 5 days...June was her normal 9 days and in October for 4 days. She barely left in June and was planning this next trip.
Could he take the bus...like Greyhound home?

You can wait.... This is the best part of kids growing up.... them using your long learned lessons as raising them to become adults....

I learned that WE have 2 options ... be a productive citizen or a suck on society .. LoL

Congrats :-) wooo hooo for you

I have 3 over 30. Still hurts like hell everytime they leave after a trip home. 2 are 4hrs sway and one is other side of canada

it will be okay 🤗 all your hard work and dedication will see you both seated together again soon!

It's a whole new world when your kids move out, regardless if it's the first one to do so or last. ❤️

You can always send him care packages lol

It’s a hard adjustment, but it will be neat watching him spread his wings. 🤗🤗

How are the chicks on the campus (mine was a kennel)?

This post has good parenting written all over it.

Good Job!! 👍

Ooh party time for you both!

I know it's hard
You'll get through it

You're a good mum and you did a great job raising him.❤️

You did good girl.

How old?

That's so nice. ♥️

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Awww. ❤️

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Last Sunday? Wow, college has been in session nearly a month here.

It was your mother who loved you before you were born - who carried you for a long months close to her heart and in the fullest of time took God's hand in hers and passed through the valley of shadows to give you life. It was she who cared for you during the helpless years of infancy and scarcely less dependent years of childhood. As you have grown less dependent, she has done the countless, thoughtful, trouble-healing, helpful and encouraging things which somehow only mothers seem to know how to do. You may have accepted these attentions more of less as matters of course and perhaps without conscious gratitude or any expressions of your appreciation. You are rapidly approaching the time in life when you will be entirely independent of your mother. The ties which dependency has bound you to her may be served as you grow older, but the tie of mother-love can never be broken.

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