tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post2005041338135681372..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: In Which I Sound Maudlin...Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-8801402545053604492009-08-25T10:29:27.222-04:002009-08-25T10:29:27.222-04:00I did giggle a bit over the eggs though!I did giggle a bit over the eggs though!Bonnie the Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370681673591214131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-46858445502976778542009-08-24T14:12:20.304-04:002009-08-24T14:12:20.304-04:00Your post caused a few deep breaths of my own. My...Your post caused a few deep breaths of my own. My oldest also left the nest (just yesterday in fact). Sunglasses were the item of the day. Keeping busy during the weekend was another have to! The dominos in house are shifting and haven't found new spaces yet. My sons pet just looks sad - or possibly that's just me projecting.GGKnitsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29872829308389304272009-08-23T19:42:13.842-04:002009-08-23T19:42:13.842-04:00i know the post title should have tipped me off, b...i know the post title should have tipped me off, but PLEASE don't do this to me with a warning (neon sign, anyone?).<br /><br />my baby starts 10th grade in 3 days, and i. am. WEEPING.the planet of janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444337511603560544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-81578398540534471542009-08-22T12:11:48.947-04:002009-08-22T12:11:48.947-04:00Ours is going today and I have been a mess all wee...Ours is going today and I have been a mess all week remembering the younger days when we didn't argue and fight and wanted to sit by me and talk to me. Makes me feel old. Good luck!Funny in My Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281231657407206988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-58214531560623040162009-08-21T22:18:35.417-04:002009-08-21T22:18:35.417-04:00Oh honey. I'll hug you today if you hug me 2 ...Oh honey. I'll hug you today if you hug me 2 weeks from now. I'll be that mama then.reehttp://hotfessional.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64345087746409946792009-08-21T17:04:37.776-04:002009-08-21T17:04:37.776-04:00This made me so teary eyed! I remember the summer...This made me so teary eyed! I remember the summer before my oldest left home: we were at each other's throats the whole time! He was so nasty, so mouthy, so testy all the time! And all I was doing was just trying to get him ready for the college experience. I couldn't wait to drop him off that first day. Beleive me, I was ready for him to leave.<br /><br />Then I came home that night, walked into his empty bedroom and burst into tears! He really had grown up and left home. Or so it seemed. Four years later, he's back home with a new degree and no job. He eats all the time, stays up until 4 a.m. and is still pretty mouthy! Somehow, that whole in my heart isn't quite so big, now, although I'm afraid it will break again when he really leaves for good. At least you know where yours is going after he acquires that degree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-55186620723673628942009-08-21T15:36:36.723-04:002009-08-21T15:36:36.723-04:00This is wonderful. My daughter leaves Tuesday. We ...This is wonderful. My daughter leaves Tuesday. We need to stop being so hard on ourselves, right?Maureen@IslandRoarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183530593417498063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-28939443236419074932009-08-21T15:02:16.942-04:002009-08-21T15:02:16.942-04:00Thanks for the tears...my only baby is not even 2!...Thanks for the tears...my only baby is not even 2!!! I can't handle drop offs at day care some days! <br /><br />But the fact that he wants to go to college and try his wings means you raised him right...he's confident enough to be able to leave home. Great job!historygirliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16607299654829660268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-23117533685881555872009-08-21T14:32:10.995-04:002009-08-21T14:32:10.995-04:00I'm right there with you.I'm right there with you.Fanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256873494991946979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64032186302407623542009-08-21T12:53:39.891-04:002009-08-21T12:53:39.891-04:00When a child leaves home, it's funny how your ...When a child leaves home, it's funny how your whole life flashes before your eyes. So glad you have your memories...and someday when he wants to hear them, you'll have them to tell.Angela Williams Dueahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570848895164313428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-57993032046065151062009-08-21T12:31:44.341-04:002009-08-21T12:31:44.341-04:00College? You mean this little guy with ferocious l...College? You mean this little guy with ferocious lungs and an obsession with breastfeeding has to leave one day? Pause!! I want to push pause!Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335362567985864360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62244000231096911992009-08-21T11:23:46.010-04:002009-08-21T11:23:46.010-04:00Good luck to Theo!!!
Just curious...are you going...Good luck to Theo!!!<br /><br />Just curious...are you going to be this maudlin when Anna goes off to college? :)Maria (also Bia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915816897999091636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-60163475750711702662009-08-21T11:20:19.920-04:002009-08-21T11:20:19.920-04:00Oh honey! I'm almost glad he took that 28 yea...Oh honey! I'm almost glad he took that 28 year old mama with him. She loves him like no other.Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-88036737206253195672009-08-21T11:20:02.853-04:002009-08-21T11:20:02.853-04:00I'm crying too. My oldest is just starting mi...I'm crying too. My oldest is just starting middle school, but, this post really struck a chord with me!Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508647658368782915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21006476565678936292009-08-21T10:32:30.376-04:002009-08-21T10:32:30.376-04:00Sob.
And I just have fourth graders.Sob.<br /><br />And I just have fourth graders.Carpool Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830399395582428542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77258827891629976362009-08-21T09:18:22.192-04:002009-08-21T09:18:22.192-04:00It will get easier....the first six months are the...It will get easier....the first six months are the hardest.Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-12151715672911048882009-08-21T08:45:41.716-04:002009-08-21T08:45:41.716-04:00Oh, this post makes me feel all nostalgic and weep...Oh, this post makes me feel all nostalgic and weepy and my oldest is only 8! Hugs to you, mama---what a big step!Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32625186153350906542009-08-21T08:27:00.217-04:002009-08-21T08:27:00.217-04:00STOP IT!! I'm having a hard enough time with m...STOP IT!! I'm having a hard enough time with my two oldest having their first days of school at the same time. Not to mention, I go over all the times I yelled or was too hard on them every single night, practically. It's what keeps me up. The bright spot here is that probably we'll only be able to afford the state university, which is 15 minutes from home, and if my oldest still wants to study oceanography by then, he could hardly pick a better place. So there's that.amyhttp://abccreations.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-35496112881180799142009-08-21T08:19:53.782-04:002009-08-21T08:19:53.782-04:00Mine are only 5 and 6 and I am already thinking ab...Mine are only 5 and 6 and I am already thinking about how much I am going to miss them when they leave for college. The only bright light for me is that my house might be clean then...maybe...if I hire someone to do it. <br /><br />Stay strong!Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80625296009494591672009-08-21T01:58:11.842-04:002009-08-21T01:58:11.842-04:00MusicMan is 18 and starting his senior year of hig...MusicMan is 18 and starting his senior year of high school. I can already feel his leaving... and thank you, now I have guilt to add to my pre-empty nest feelings! *sigh*<br />Maybe I should purchase those XL-twin bedding items now when they are at their cheapest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-44801222943867891032009-08-21T00:26:22.818-04:002009-08-21T00:26:22.818-04:00Not maudlin . . . reflective.
This summer I'...Not maudlin . . . reflective. <br /><br />This summer I've been learning to cope with my son's backpacking trips--up to 10 days of no cell phone reception. That's a lot of days of what ifs . . .!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-88315613137467099602009-08-21T00:19:18.059-04:002009-08-21T00:19:18.059-04:00Those darned kids. They take take take and leave ...Those darned kids. They take take take and leave us with what? <br /><br />Oh man I know I'm not going to be able to handle it when mine leave.Amie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71913092100527930822009-08-20T23:50:10.204-04:002009-08-20T23:50:10.204-04:00Now I'm all teary eyed! My oldest just starte...Now I'm all teary eyed! My oldest just started 1st grade... I know it will all go too fast! Thanks for reminding me of that :)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269464228066647267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-28877887075596929042009-08-20T23:16:23.016-04:002009-08-20T23:16:23.016-04:00My 2 oldest are going into their senior year in co...My 2 oldest are going into their senior year in college and I still stop and gze at the picture wall in the hallway.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-65700105312960079892009-08-20T23:12:02.708-04:002009-08-20T23:12:02.708-04:00I can guarantee, mine smells worse!I can guarantee, mine smells worse!Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.com