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[quote=Anonymous]Grandma (MIL) lives with us but travels a couple times a year for 1-3 months at a time, and my kids get upset in the days leading up to her departure and when she leaves. Sometimes they cry, although when emotions are particularly strong, it's usually a combination of Grandma leaving + something else (tired, schedule out of whack, not feeling well, etc.). They settle down a day or two after she leaves, maybe getting sad a few times while she's gone when they FaceTime.

Somewhat related, my now-8-year-old totally lost it when she finished first grade last year because she didn't want to leave her teacher. THAT was an occasion of a couple days of bawling and just borderline inconsolable. It was very unexpected...we just tried to remind her that she would still see her at school even if she wasn't in the same class, and she'd have a new, great teacher for second grade and all the grades beyond that whom she'd never meet if she always stayed in Ms. Smith's class. She eventually settled down and moved on...until we got new teacher assignments in August and she found out Ms. Smith had moved up to second grade but she wasn't in her class! :shock: It all worked out, though. Just give them time and the best tools you can try to offer. We're all winging it. [/quote]

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