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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the mom of a recently graduated (from college) kid, I can console you guys a little.

The lead up to empty  nest for me was worse than the actual drop off/event. In the last weeks of summer after high school, I just made everything so darn momentous and sad in my head. Could not help it.

At dropoff, my DC was SO excited, and surrounded by other smart, healthy young people. It was where she belonged, really on her way. On the drive home, I felt proud of what we had pulled off.

The quiet days that followed at home had their moments, I'll admit it. I would see a food in the grocery store or a show on TV, and wish she was there to share it with. But she texted more than I expected. Each photo from her day was like a small gift.

And, during the MANY breaks from college, I did not really feel like she was "visiting" because we were still her permanent address. Where her pet was and her doctor, etc. Now that she is looking for a real job, I am pretty shaken. Because she will soon make her own home/life. But college was a tolerable change.

Really, and believe me, I am very focused on my only child. If anything now, I find it hard that she keeps coming back and leaving, because I can't get very used to either.

This is, I guess, what we signed up for. Oh so long ago...though it seems like a blink of the eye![/quote]

Thank you for this.  Dropping off in a week.[/quote]

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