I'm moving my baby into her college dorm in about 2 hours.

[seaglass]

I feel like throwing up.

Yesterday was such a great day, she broke up with her doofus boyfriend:party: but by 11pm they had reconciled kinda/sorta:banghead:

I swear I could deal with everything else if he was just out of her life, I am so afraid she is going to let him ruin her college years.:cry:

[Raven]

1. Have hope! I'll bet she sheds the guy during her 1st semester.

Here's a funny college moving in story.

When I took Will up to Holy Cross, he had everything in black plastic garbage bags...everything! He also brought his beloved neon Bud sign. We arrived at his room and his roommate and his parents were already there. This kid was a fundie with a crew cut who came from some military school in the midwest. The kid had Martha Stewart type matching sheets, towels and comforter. These people looked on in horror as Will "unpacked" and set up his neon Bud sign. I was mortified!

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Wonder what federal prison that kid is in now?

Cause we all know how Will turned out.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

2. My family and I cried when I moved into my dorm room.

I did'nt think that I would be so emotional but I was.The entire day I was getting more and more pissed off inside because I knew they had to return back to my hometown.To hide my sadness I was acting so hateful for no reason to cover up how sad I was.My mom,aunt,and grandmother unpacked everything for me and I just stood there about to choke on tears.I did not want them to leave lol.They all took me to the bookstore and made sure I had my textbooks.But when I was walking them to the car my mom was taking an empty box to the dumpster and I looked at her face all scrunched up and then the tears,I started crying too.And then my little cousin who was 10 at the time ran to me and hugged me crying.My aunt was wiping her tears and I never cried like that before. I remember crying myself to sleep that night in my dorm room. But I don't think I told my family that ...

You never know,your daughter could be crying too.

[seaglass]

12. Yep, I just left my daughter crying. She DID NOT want to stay.

I thought I would cry a little but it absolutely broke my heart to leave her while she was crying...

[carly denise pt deux]

15. I know, mine did the same thing, it's a horrible feeling

the first week my kid had a terrible week, called nearly every day crying, the next week went much better, hopefully with each passing week it will get better.
Carly

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

20. Its like Kindergarten all over again is'nt it ?

[lizziegrace]

16. ...

:hug:


:(

[carly denise pt deux]

3. I just went thru this about a week ago

My kid moved into a dorm and a college where she knows not a soul, and I worry incessantly about her being lonely. It's the hardest thing to ever do, leave her at the dorm. Is her boyfriend going to the same college?
Carly

[YellowRubberDuckie]

6. That's the good thing about her being in a dorm....

She won't be friendless for long if she has any kind of personality at all. I live in the dorm every year I was at school. It was great, and I made a lot of friends.
Duckie

[rockymountaindem]

10. Absolutely. I did the same thing until last year when I graduated

I wish I could go back, having just moved into a solitary off-campus apartment for grad school.

[seaglass]

13. No, thank goodness. He is a non-college-attending unemployed

22 year old...which probably gives you a hint why I don't want them together. Unfortunately we live close enough that he could easily drive there.

My daughter knows 2 guys that go there and no one else and yes I'm worried about her being lonely and not eating and holing up in her room. It's an awful feeling isn't it?

The good news is that I was just IM'ing with her and she had to go fast so I hope that she either heard from one of the guys or went somewhere with her roommate.

[carly denise pt deux]

14. she will probably meet someone else during the semester

Mine just left to go back after being home for the weekend. My other kid is off at a friends house, it is a deafening silence in this house that after 2 weeks is not easy to get used to.

My kid said that during the week she gets used to being there, comes home for the weekend and doesn't want to go back. It's very hard, but I have heard with time it will get better and easier..

for your family and mine, I sure hope so.
Carly

[carly denise pt deux]

19. wait it was 2 weeks ago, I have lost a week

LOL
Carly

[DemReadingDU]

5. Years ago we took our son to Ohio State

Son was average student from a small H.S. school in SW Ohio. We always worried he would not do well in college. He happened to get a kid from Long Island for a roommate, supposedly very smart.

Growing up, son had chores to do like keeping room reasonable cleaned up and knew a bit of cooking and laundry. The roommate, however, always had someone to tell him what to do or did it for him.

The roommate was enthralled by watching the clothes swish around in the washing machine and dryer. The roommate never studied, partied all the time and ended up flunking out of school. By contrast, our son has done very well.

So hang in there, things do have a way of working out.

oops, small spelling error

[lizziegrace]

7. My daughter goes back in two weeks

She's starting her junior year and it gets a tiny, tiny bit easier. At least we all know what to expect. I'm not looking forward to the stillness at home and the mind-numbing silence. :(

:hug: for you.

[driver8]

8. I remember my first day at college like it was yesterday...and it was 26 years ago!!

Man, where does the time go??

[lizziegrace]

9. If you figure it out

let me know. :(

:hug:

[Danger Mouse]

11. Don't worry. Most relationships of that sort don't last long at all

when college begins. She'll quickly see she has many better options out there.

[Critters2]

17. I wouldn't worry.

I was dating a Mormon when I started college (I know, but I was young). He went off to school in Idaho, of all places, and I went to Illinois State. I started getting letters talking about his plan to buy a farm out there, and basically keep me barefoot and pregnant. It wasn't long before I stopped writing back.

Kids have a way of seeing what's best for them.

[YDogg]

18. It'll get better.

Been there, done that. Still hurts, but it gets a bit easier.

[seemunkee]

21. First weekend without our daughter

It was hard. Didn't think having an empty nest would leave such a big hole.
We had a nice talk with both her last night. Sounds like she is enjoying her classes and getting along great with her roomie.

Actually I guess its the second weekend but for some reason her absence was more profound