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Post by newfcathy on Sept 3, 2014 17:17:30 GMT
Last night I had to watch the latest Doctor Who all by myself!!!
He seems to be doing well. Today is only his day of classes and the first that he will have been to each of his classes.
The house seems so quiet. Even though dh is still home, having been laid off over 8 months ago. He has an 18 month non-comp agreement so he can't even look for work in his field until next July
Anyone else still adjusting???
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Post by gar on Sept 3, 2014 17:23:17 GMT
It gets easier. I'm used to having DD home now after the summer then I'll miss her all over again when she goes back in a couple of weeks....then when I've adjusted she'll be home for Christmas  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 17:32:23 GMT
It gets easier. I'm used to having DD home now after the summer then I'll miss her all over again when she goes back in a couple of weeks....then when I've adjusted she'll be home for Christmas |
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Post by PLurker on Sept 3, 2014 18:49:04 GMT
Last night I had to watch the latest Doctor Who all by myself!!! He seems to be doing well. Today is only his day of classes and the first that he will have been to each of his classes. The house seems so quiet. Even though dh is still home, having been laid off over 8 months ago. He has an 18 month non-comp agreement so he can't even look for work in his field until next July Anyone else still adjusting??? cathy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Awww! I'm sure it'll get better. The times that are "you two" times have got to be the worst. |
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Post by maryland on Sept 3, 2014 18:53:50 GMT
So sorry you are going through this! Even though your husband was laid off, he still can't look in his field for so long? Seems unfair if they laid him off. Anyways, it must be so hard to have your away.
It will be me next year, when my oldest goes to college. I love her top 3 choices, (one is where I went!), so I hope that if she gets into one of those choices, it will help me with missing her - knowing she is going to a great school! If she goes to my college, I may even be a bit jealous (just kidding). It is a great school.
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Post by newfcathy on Sept 4, 2014 2:32:17 GMT
Yeah, it's not terribly fair (non-comp) but he got a nice severance as he was in the first round of the post-merger layoffs.
Health ins will be the stumbling block but we will probably end up on the state plan.
Maryland, that would be nice if she ends up at your old school. Luckily ds ended up at a small out of state school that is much cheaper than our alma mater would be.
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Post by Anita on Sept 4, 2014 2:39:37 GMT
I'm definitely still struggling. DD moved away on the 21st, and when we left her, she was so excited. She's in an apartment on campus, and was thrilled to get to decorate the apartment, meet her roommate etc. I was so happy that she was in a good mood when we left. It made the goodbye easier than I expected. She came home this weekend for her 18th birthday, and reality had set it a little, and she is stressed about classes and not knowing anyone at the school. She said that she had been texting one of her friends and realize that she doesn't have anyone at the school that cares about her. It broke my heart. When she went to leave, she started crying, then I cried, then her little brother cried. It was SO much harder than the first goodbye. I miss her so much at night. DH and DS usually are both in bed by 8:30, and that was my time with DD. We had our shows that we would watch while we talked about the day. Now I don't have that companionship anymore and that's hard. I've also lost my excuse to watch some of the 'teen shows'  I'm trying not to let her know how hard it is, but gosh, I miss her so much. Anita |
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Post by worrywart on Sept 4, 2014 3:05:58 GMT
I miss her so much at night. DH and DS usually are both in bed by 8:30, and that was my time with DD. We had our shows that we would watch while we talked about the day. Now I don't have that companionship anymore and that's hard. I've also lost my excuse to watch some of the 'teen shows' I'm trying not to let her know how hard it is, but gosh, I miss her so much. Me too. We saw ds last weekend and even though he did not say anything, I could tell he did not want us to leave. Plus he called one day last week and I could tell that he was not his normal upbeat self.
It is so hard. I told him that I am trying not to be sad because I know he is doing the right thing for him, which he is. He was my TV buddy and was always up for anything...plus we both stayed up late and dh goes to be early. I miss him a lot!
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Post by Jili on Sept 4, 2014 3:13:09 GMT
I'm still adjusting, too. I still talk to her quite a bit via text, but it's just not the same. I don't think an hour goes by where I don't wonder what she's doing and if she's happy, making friends, etc. We had a family Face Time the other night for about an hour and I have no reason to think things aren't going well, but worrying incessantly is what I do best.  For several days it was very strange getting up in the morning and seeing the door to her room open (and a clean room!). I've gotten used to that part. It's not like she was home a lot when she was here, LOL, and she's been away from home before...but this is the longest that I've gone without physically seeing her/being able to actually touch her. Luckily, I am back to work and totally swamped there, so I have had lots of things to occupy my mind, which helps a lot. |
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Post by stampinbetsy on Sept 4, 2014 3:16:53 GMT
I hope it gets easier! DD's been gone a little over a month, but came home this weekend. I left before she did on Monday, and later DH texted me and said it was hard to let her go. No kidding.
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Post by peajays on Sept 4, 2014 3:28:00 GMT
It's a huge adjustment for everyone! This is DD's 2nd year away...last year I wasn't too worried because she was in res. this year, she's in a student house rental with 4 other roomies. She never learned to cook so I'm mostly worried about her health due to poor eating habits.
I wake up in the night and can't get back to sleep. I know she will be fine, but it's our job to worry.
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Post by tuva42 on Sept 4, 2014 14:07:08 GMT
Oldest DD is back at college for her senior year, so we've sort of adjusted to her being gone most of the school year. The dog, however, has not. He is clinging pretty tightly to me when I'm home. Younger DD is a junior in high school and she, surprisingly enough, seems to want to talk to her dad and me more often lately. We've always had a good relationship, but recently she's been just hanging out with us in the evenings rather than disappearing to her room.
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