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Old 08-10-2010, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Rockport Texas from El Paso
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Windjammer Drive stuffed with all his belongings until it disappeared. He's off to UT and will live in the honors dorm.

I always had custody - pretty friendly- and as I only have one other relative that I've seen in 40 yrs its quiet here. My daughter will come back for 5th grade in the fall and she will bring back my doggie.

My large house on the ocean is quiet cept for "Wild Horses"playing on the IPOD>> Stereo.

I had once started the following about college expenses but he won so many scholarships its somewhat irrelevant
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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Glad it all worked out. Congratulations.
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Old 08-10-2010, 09:39 AM
 
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Awe! Your post touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes!

I could just imagine watching his car until you couldn't see it anymore!

The bittersweet empty nest!

Congratulations!

Job well done, Mom!
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Old 08-10-2010, 12:45 PM
 
Location: California
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I know that feeling. I was left thinking "what now?" but then discovered that while it was an ending it was also a beinning of something new.
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Old 08-10-2010, 01:28 PM
 
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Awe! Your post touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes!

I could just imagine watching his car until you couldn't see it anymore!

The bittersweet empty nest!

Congratulations!

Job well done, Mom!
Ocean is the dad, not mom.

Ocean, it's great things worked out. You'll likely be very happy to get your daughter home to put some noise in your house. Won't be long and she'll be on her way to college as well.
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Old 08-10-2010, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Rockport Texas from El Paso
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Thanks all - I called him at 6:30 and he's fine and happy.
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Old 08-11-2010, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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Driving off after dropping my daughter off at her dorm once one of the hardest moments in my life. Now I have to do it again and I am dreading it again. Why do they have to grow up and move on?
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Old 08-11-2010, 02:23 PM
 
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Driving off after dropping my daughter off at her dorm once one of the hardest moments in my life. Now I have to do it again and I am dreading it again. Why do they have to grow up and move on?
Because there is only one other alternative to growing up, and that one would be harder to face.

My husband insists our daughter will never have to move out, but she is determined.
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Old 08-13-2010, 04:29 PM
 
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I have many friends doing this right now- I will be doing it next year- My neighbor has had the hardest time- single mom and she and daughter do so many things together- she has been so upset all week-I know it is hard but I thought it was supposed to also be a happy time-
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