Its going by too fast!

[Ivorytickler]

Originally Posted by UNC4Me

It gets easier, but the hole they leave never fills up completely. If you're lucky (like me) you'll enjoy a wonderful relationship with your adult "babies". But, nothing beats going to bed at night with them sleeping peacefully under your roof.

Someone sent me this when my last left for college. It sums up what we Moms feel when they go. Be warned, 6 years later I still can't read this without crying.

Beverly Beckham: I was the sun, the kids were my planets - The Boston Globe

Thanks for posting that. My oldest is starting her senior year this year. I think I'm going to make it a point to remember each and every day. Even the drama days.... A year from now she may be gone. Where did 18 years go? It seems like a lifetime and a blink of an eye at the same time. It's her lifetime and a blink of an eye for me. It'll really hit when her sister leaves in three years. Children are only loaned to us for a while...then we have to let them go.

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by UNC4Me

It gets easier, but the hole they leave never fills up completely. If you're lucky (like me) you'll enjoy a wonderful relationship with your adult "babies". But, nothing beats going to bed at night with them sleeping peacefully under your roof.

Someone sent me this when my last left for college. It sums up what we Moms feel when they go. Be warned, 6 years later I still can't read this without crying.

Beverly Beckham: I was the sun, the kids were my planets - The Boston Globe

Yes. Exactly.

I took my youngest to school last weekend. It's not the same around here. As a parent it's bittersweet because you know it's good for them and what you've been working toward. But it's also difficult.

[MaryleeII]

Well, cheer up! If things continue the way they are, we won't be able to afford college, and they will never leave home, anyways! There's always a silver lining!