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[quote=Anonymous]Two quick notes as someone whose daughter left for college across the country this year. It’s great to think of ways to entertain yourself in this next phase, but also you can’t busy away the grief of the empty nest transition. You’ll cry a lot no matter what. It’s a huge change and you need room to feel all the feelings which leads to getting used to your next era. Additionally, since you’re close, you’ll probably hear from her much more than you expect and the visits home are actually pretty frequent, even from across the country. My kid has been home four times and I’ve been there three times (drop off, parents weekend, quick spring weekend). In some ways senior year and the anticipation of her leaving was harder than the actual time apart after the initial gut punch.[/quote]
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