My darling daughter is eighteen, and she's all ready to go to one of the best colleges in the nation. Not only will she be a student, but she has an incredible voice and was hired to be a sports announcer for most of the sports except football. They have a professional do that.
I'm so proud of my little girl. I have watched her grow. She is strong, empathetic, and driven. She is a shy aspie, but once she gets to know a person, she is easygoing in conversation, and really, really funny.
I have homeschooled her, she supported me through cancer, and we have struggled together through life problems. I've done everything I can to make sure she has what I never did, even if it means I wear the same shoes for almost a decade, while she gets new Converse or Nikes. I haven't been a perfect mom. Sometimes I do put my foot down a little too firmly, or alternately, I get so wishy washy that I don't know how to give the best advice. But seeing the woman she has become, and the silly teenager she still is, I am overwhelmed with pride.
Here's the thing. She's going away to school. Yes the school is only 2 hours away by bus, but gosh, that's my one and only child, my daughter. I've cried so much, had bad dreams, and just been an emotional wreck for the past few days. It's getting harder as the day looms nearer. I'm just all broken up, but also so dang proud of her. I'm so confident that she'll make it.
I just want to hold her in my arms forever, and never let her go. But every baby bird has to leave the nest sometime.
Parents who have been through this with your children, what did you do? How did you cope? How was your life after your children moved away? How did you stay in touch? What kind of life events happened after that? Were you lonely? How did you deal with that? Did the pride of knowing they were successful overtake the sadness of them going away?
I'm so proud of my little girl. I have watched her grow. She is strong, empathetic, and driven. She is a shy aspie, but once she gets to know a person, she is easygoing in conversation, and really, really funny.
I have homeschooled her, she supported me through cancer, and we have struggled together through life problems. I've done everything I can to make sure she has what I never did, even if it means I wear the same shoes for almost a decade, while she gets new Converse or Nikes. I haven't been a perfect mom. Sometimes I do put my foot down a little too firmly, or alternately, I get so wishy washy that I don't know how to give the best advice. But seeing the woman she has become, and the silly teenager she still is, I am overwhelmed with pride.
Here's the thing. She's going away to school. Yes the school is only 2 hours away by bus, but gosh, that's my one and only child, my daughter. I've cried so much, had bad dreams, and just been an emotional wreck for the past few days. It's getting harder as the day looms nearer. I'm just all broken up, but also so dang proud of her. I'm so confident that she'll make it.
I just want to hold her in my arms forever, and never let her go. But every baby bird has to leave the nest sometime.
Parents who have been through this with your children, what did you do? How did you cope? How was your life after your children moved away? How did you stay in touch? What kind of life events happened after that? Were you lonely? How did you deal with that? Did the pride of knowing they were successful overtake the sadness of them going away?