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Originally Posted by FedupWNY
Moms,
Does the feeling (my baby is slipping away) go away from this point on?
Is there any advice to give him w/o him feeling embarassed?
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Yes they just keep going away. That sad nostalgic feeling stays there, I still weep and they are 21, 21, and 23. The first time my eldest at age 4 went running across the playground (
away from me) to be with his friends I burst into tears and wept inconsolably for about 2 hours.
All 3 of mine are boys and though they are dear and we have a loving relationship....they still are very much on their own and I feel "way far away". Each of them at about age 14 really had their own life, friends, and activities by then. People tell me with girls there is less distance. I am happy they are capable independent successful young men, but it is an emotional swampy spot for me at times still!
The best advice I ever got was before my first one was born, a mother with kids who were then teenagers said, "Start letting go of them the day you walk out the hospital with the newborn in your arms." That is right on the mark, realize from day 1 and practice letting go. It is not EASY but very necessary.
So yes the junior prom is one of those oh-my-god he's going away moments. Take lots of pictures. Enjoy! And be thinking about what YOU will do with the rest of YOUR life!