I know exactly what you're saying, both the feelings you're experiencing and the reaction of your kids to any kind of expression of them.

My little girl suddenly became a young woman. Not sure when it happened, exactly. One day she was playing with her toys and the next she was getting her driver's license. She's going away this summer to attend a music program in an out-of-state school (she's 16). I couldn't be more proud or more scared. She's got the classic "I've GOT to get out of this one-horse town" syndrome (we actually live in a medium-sized city, but she wants the options and excitement of an L.A. or a New York City).

How can you let them go? How can you not?

geesh!

That will leave just you and ya hubby to get to know ea other again in the wisdom years.

Happy

unmothers day to ya--

more of those

You are assuming facts not in evidence

I'm scared shitless.

But daughters do love their fathers.

I know I love mine

Bingo!

you get the boobs err booby prize

;)

assumptions are the Mothers of invention-

consider the intention and mold it round ya umm?

lifstyles--

there's always the neighbor's husband or umm wife?

or just plain self---

ouch!

Which is nice.

Joycean:

...That will leave just you and ya hubby to get to know ea other again in the wisdom years....

That it itself may well be more traumatic than the empty nest itself.

I cannot count the number of marriages of friends that came unglued at that stage (looks like mine is one of those)

:-(

mine got better.

I think it may be that he had felt a bit left out because I enjoyed my teenagers so completely.

biteoftheweek:

But daughters do love their fathers.

I know I love mine

Yeah, no question about my daughter's love for me (and me for her) -- can't say the same for her mother.

:-(

Sorry, sweetie

Are you going through it right now?

Yeah.

Been developing over the past couple of years, but just now coming to a head.

re:(looks like mine is one of those)

Good news!

To look within and hence see the chaos is a new beginning- hence of growthe--

It was from greatest pain of a series of separations over the years culuminating in my becoming a research corp geneologist from 94 to date that led me to my present loving, happiest and contentful bonding with another from Singapore(me then in S. Fla). We have an offspring now 4 yrs old whom thus far we are home schooling-- (nice age difference to boot ;) yum yum- for the yin & yang--in me the elder--

Like wise for you I believe --you have had to been where you have gone-visited to know who you are--today--

for the best p-arts of you is then yet to come from the all the anguish--felt and to feel--

;)

Best

& happy Hu-ma-n's day to ya

lilmacg & clan

Thanks.

I am well on the way to moving on, and have fallen in love again. Just now dealing with the matter of unwinding the business and other affairs of the past 30 years in a way that causes the least pain to any of the parties involved so we can all move on.

artandsoul:

Don't blow my persona of being a harsh person on The Fray.