I thought the transition would be hell, I thought I'd sob from now until forever, but surprisingly I didn't and she didn't, in fact she soon became happy as a clam with only a few pangs of homesickness, she has involved herself in sports and activities and of course more schoolwork than she ever bargained for. The initial months I was okay, it was a 3 hour drive if we wanted to see her on a weekend or go down to watch a game, then it became more difficult which is odd because we've actually seen her more since December when she started to do travel sports and we have been to all the tournaments, so we see her even more! Maybe that's why it's been harder the second half of the year.
I thought it my rosy world we'd skype and text and talk on the phone... NO... she's too busy. The second half of the year she's tried to be better at texting. She's really busy, so while us parents do miss them, they aren't missing us so much... which after all is what we wanted for them, we wanted them to be independent and yet have a soft place to fall when they need to. D has landed a few times this year with the really unexpected work load, it is intense.
So, know that when you drop her off, it is just the beginning, you will find a balance with her, it might take some time, but believe me you will look forward to those long weekends or breaks... Now my S on the other hand is supposed to go to college in the Fall, but we can't get him to go, like as in he won't leave the house, he won't go to college near the house and he won't go to college away from the house... we have no idea what to do with him... that's an entirely different topic.
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