August 25, 2006 | by Natalie Caine | 6 Comments
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OMG……….I feel like I can’t breathe anymore…… my last of 2 is off to college in 2 days. My older son is a sophomore and my daughter is a freshman this Fall. Why is it harder with girls?? I’m devastated…she doesn’t know it. My baby…my baby girl……..I couldn’t be more proud of her and her personality, her ambitions…..her dignity,fortitude,character….I wish I’d had this support at her age…… But, how do I survive this…….I lost my mother in May, my father-in-law- in June and now this…………she’s so smart…still a virgin…a feminist to a point….. very strong….. how will I go on????????? My marriage is failing….has been for years………
I’m ready to start anew…but…..I’m just so overcome with emotion of her leaving…..it is the end of an era..and the beginning a a great new life for her… (don’t get me wrong…she doesn’t know my true feelings) but it’s so damn hard……
We took our youngest to college on Sunday, five hours away. I have been doing a happy dance his entire senior year – my thinking, boy it will be great, just me and my husband – we can do all the things we couldnt do before because of sports and activities that the boys were always involved in. It’s only Tuesday – (after the Sunday drop off) I have cried for two days – yelled at my boss and thought of quitting, been pestering both the kids (our oldest is a Junior at another college. I think that I am loosing it – and the house is soooo quite!!! Wow – I looked forward to a silent non active time and now I totally miss the first soccer game of the season and being involved at the high school……
Tell me this gets better?
Ladies it does get better. I remember my only child, my daughter,leaving for college. I thought I would die, it seemed unbearable. I called her regularly and she came home often the first semester, but that soon ended after she adjusted and made new friends.
I had to get a life. I enrolled in classes, enjoyed my favorite hobbies, read books etc. It took awhile to make the adjustment, but I’m now enjoying my life.
She has graduated from college and lives about 5 hours away. We have a wonderful relationship, and talk at least once a week if not more. She now complains that I don’t visit her often enough. She misses me as much as I miss her, but we have learned that we each deserve to live our own life. Most importantly, we’ve learned to respect that and we give each other the space to do it.
I raised a healthy, happy, beautiful, educated young lady, and that was my goal. I’m looking forward to grandchildren now, and the fact that I can give them back is actually a nice thought at this stage of my life.
I had a big snag today. . . I was sending my sister an anniversary card and as I started to sign it. . . I thought do I still put my daughters name on our cards! It was momentary and of course I put her name on it. I will until she’s married or not living here at all. She my one and only. . .gone to a wonderful private university that she dreamed of attending and we’re so proud of her, but it’s an ache like I’ve never had before. I cry so easily. . . actually I always have, but now it’s worse, that my husband is afraid to look at me the wrong way for fear it’ll start something. I’m so glad I’ve found this group, I’m hanging in here for the duration. Thanks so much.
I have never been on this site before. I guess I put in “empty nesters” because I don’t feel like I should be one and I don’t know what it should feel like to be one. I always thought that I would be HAPPY and FREE when #3 went off to college and was unprepared for the emptiness and dispair I really feel. Is this ok? Normal?
We dropped my daughter off a week ago. I had no idea I would feel so lost. We were always doing things together. She “gets” me She has always lived in this house. She is the last of four to leave and the only girl. We only have mail pets! My husband started working out of town on Sunday, so I am totally alone except for the animals. My three boys all live close and stop by, but it’s just not the same. I miss my girl.