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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Aug 12, 2024 14:15:48 GMT
(((hugs))) It's such a bittersweet time. We dropped our oldest DD (now 28yo) off and I cried the whole way home in the car just picturing her sweet little newborn face. It's such a hard change to know what they're doing all the time and seeing them to then know they are off without you doing their own thing. It's great! But it's sad too. And fair warning, one of the hardest days for me was her first birthday after she went to college.It was less than a month after she moved and it was a weekday and because of schedules we weren't going to be able to see her until a week or two (three?) later. I loved that she was having a great birthday with friends and doing fun stuff, but man was it hard on my heart to not be a part of it. It will get better and easier once you're past the initial adjustment. My DDs are 28 and 24 and I love having this adult relationship with them now. It really is one of the joys of my life.
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ddly
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Post by ddly on Aug 12, 2024 18:27:06 GMT
My youngest (26) moved out a few weeks ago. My oldest has been out of the house since she was 18. He moved in with his sister so that’s a good thing. I miss him. He is such a good kid/person. Soon I’ll be able to see him every day again because we work at the same school.
As much as I enjoy being an empty nester, it sucks a little bit. I’m happy my kids are living together. They are good for each other. They’re in the next town over, 10 minutes away. I know he was ready to be out of the house but he couldn’t afford to do it on his own and all his friends have their own living situations and aren’t free to be a roommate. He’s working for peanuts and attending school full time for the next few years and when he graduates he shouldn’t have any trouble finding a teaching job.
It’s hard to see them go!!
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