New Beginnings

I wasn't prepared.  I had heard having your child go to college was difficult, and I remember a friend having a really tough time emotionally, but I didn't really get it.

My oldest daughter started her freshman year of college in late August.  The various "lasts" for her throughout her senior year would get me feeling a little weepy... plus prom and graduation... but I had no idea of the emotional rollercoaster I would experience during the time leading up to her leaving and once she left.

It's a loss.  It's truly a loss when your child goes to college.  It's a wonderful, positive happening, and I've always been so proud, but there's a sense of loss.

Closing this post out two years later.  My youngest just started her freshman year in college, and it's been a tough adjustment.  I'll post soon...