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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean the child is going off to college. She will be in touch and will be home a ton, let's face it (breaks, vacations, summers, etc). Making a graduation party into a celebration of life format in the first place sounds a little over the top.

Also, starting crying publicly in June means this going to be one hell of a summer. The poor kid. Hope she got out of there in one piece. [/quote]

June? The OP is from mid August. Kid is leaving a few days after the party.[/quote]

And even if they are back, it isn't the same. They don't live at home -- they are based somewhere else. They aren't in your orbit 7 days a week.

It is the way it is supposed to be but I do find it sad and I'm a year out from it. [/quote]

I am a year out too. It's sad, but it's just the next chapter. Watching them move to the next stage successfully makes me proud. College has always been part of the plan, so it's not like some big emotional event for me. I have had so many years to process and move from one stage to the next as they continue to gain independence. In any event, I will not be gathering friends and family and having some celebration of life type event with stories and tears. Everyone in my orbit goes to college/grad school and this would come off as bizarre. [/quote]

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