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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same boat op.

I guess my tears are from knowing things arent really ever going to be the same anymore - the daily dynamics, comings& goings, routine, spontaneous reputoire, etc.

I liked our status quo.[/quote]

Same. I am not at all “sad” that DS is successfully launching and happy.  I feel _loss_ at his absence and the end of an era that I really really really liked.

I acknowledge that there is no correct way to feel here, but I have to say that I do not get at all the people who are SO excited that their children are gone from their day to day lives. (“So thrilled to be empty nesters now!”).   (“Really enjoying this empty nest time!”)  It’s not as if they couldn’t read a book in peace or take an adults only weekend or dinner or tango class when the kid was, say, a 16 year old junior.  So it really does sound like these “Yassss! I’m alone!” people are genuinely thrilled not to be seeing the teens on the regular.

Which is foreign to me - not right or wrong [/quote]

Not having Dd in my orbit anymore is hard - 24/7/365 for 18 yes is sad for me. I guess I'm grieving that "loss" of daily interactions and our usual familiar routine. We had a good thing going.

And I'm sad also b/c DD will miss it too (and least that's what she admitted between the tears and hugs goodbye). I told her to embrace the new adventure. Saying goodbye is never easy.[/quote]

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