<p>It finally hit me today ... the "missing her" part. DH and I had the dog at the veterinarian's office this morning and a little girl who appeared to be about four came in with her mother and her dog. She reminded us so much of DD when she was young ... same haircut, carrying a purse (something DD wouldn't be caught without at that age), similar mannerisms and even spoke like a young DD. While her mother completed paperwork at the desk, the little girl chatted with us, showing us her Disney toy cell phone and looking at our dog. After they sat down, the little girl continued to chat with others around her. It reminded me SO much of DD. I suddenly wanted DD to be four again. I wanted to hold her and hear her little voice. The tears started flowing and I had to leave the vet's office and sit in the car until hubby returned with our dog. Next weekend is Family Weekend at Hendrix, so I hope she's prepared for lots of hugs and kisses!</p>
<p>Glad you'll be able to see her next weekend. Yeah, you never know what will suddenly make you miss your kid. I think I miss mine more this year--sophomore--than last. Maybe because he doesn't call as much this year...</p>
<p>Splash...</p>
<p>I totally understand...</p>
<p>My s is a senior in HS, and I keep feeling like "this is his last year with us" and it makes me sad -- I keep thinking that I should be able to have him home longer cuz I don't want him to "grow up' just yet. ( when they are little, you just think that they are always going to be with you....)</p>
<p>splash - I'm right there with you. I need to see her.</p>
<p>sigh.... we've already had parents weekend and it was even harder to leave her this time...</p>
<p>Last night, we took the fatherless 11 year old from across the street out to see "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby". DH shared a bucket of popcorn with him. They nearly wet themselves giggling.</p>
<p>DH is talking about going to see the kid run a few relay races.</p>
<p>It ain't easy, Splash.</p>
<p>Stop it Splash.....you've got me tearing up & my oldest is sleeping across the hall! Cute story, cheers. I hope all you veteran college parents have wonderful family visiting weekends.</p>
<p>my dd is in nyc for her second year and I do not think we will see her until here until she comes home for Christmas :( . Thanksgiving travel is too stressfull and expensive and she has a wonderful invitation to spend it up there with a family she loves. We probably won't be able to go up there for family weekend either (my job makes it hard to be away on Sundays...).</p>
<p>We do, however, get to go see her in a dance performance early in December and that will be wonderful!!! I got the tickets last week, so I am excited...</p>
<p>I miss her a LOT as well and it helps to have you all to commiserate with.</p>
<p>Our parents' weekend is next week (less than a week!) too. We talk to our son a couple times a week, and he sounds so happy and grown-up.</p>
<p>He sounds like he's looking forward to next weekend, too, but I fear that I'll be a puddly wreck and he will be the more adult of the two of us. My husband will be an engineer, as always. We both miss S2, but I REALLY miss him.</p>
<p>I will fervently pray all week that I do not make a spectacle of myself! Here's hoping for a gorgeous New England weekend.</p>
<p>S1, a soph., will be home 2 weeks from Fri. for Fall Break. Haven't seen him since end of Aug. We're looking forward to seeing him but I'm afraid we won't see much of him as he already has plans for getting together with friends for various activities throughout the weekend (sigh). It is hard for them to grasp how big the hole is when they leave us.</p>
<p>I had a bout of "missing her" last week too. Went into her room, laid down on her bed, tears trickling down my face. Then I glanced over at the side of her nightstand where she'd taped this note for me to find: "Mom, if you're lying on my bed missing me, you're missing me too much. Get up and go have fun!"
I had a good laugh over that one, got up, and did just what she suggested.</p>
<p>Great story , carolyn. I'm still a wreck , but great story.</p>
<p>You guys are making me sad! We were gone doing college visits with son #2 this weekend, and I was sort of wondering what son #1 (college sophomore) was up to. So when we got home this afternoon I called his cell phone and had to leave a message. About 10 minutes later some guy calls me -- he had found my son's cell phone on a frisbee field about 1 1/2 hours from Denison! I thought to myself, "And I miss this kid???!!!" :)</p>
<p>Splashmom I've done similar things. I see a young child and think it's one of the boy's friends and suddenly I remember- it can't be, that kid is 19 now. </p>
<p>Carolyn that is hilarious! </p>
<p>Cur, I thought you'd take this hard. You'll just have to turn your attention to the dogs and the goats.</p>
<p>weenie, LOL gotta luv'em. Well at least they made it to school with their luggage this year???</p>
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I had a bout of "missing her" last week too. Went into her room, laid down on her bed, tears trickling down my face. Then I glanced over at the side of her nightstand where she'd taped this note for me to find: "Mom, if you're lying on my bed missing me, you're missing me too much. Get up and go have fun!"
I had a good laugh over that one, got up, and did just what she suggested.
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what a sweet kid! You must really be proud - what did you do for "fun"?</p>
<p>andi:
So far so good on the luggage front! :)</p>
<p>Just had a talk with our son, he was very disgruntled over the fact that he couldn't watch the Bengals game where he is. He is coming home next weekend so we are very excited. We won't see him much because he is coming home for a wedding in his gf's family but still we will see him. He brought up the fact that their fall break is coming soon, and I'm ashamed to say that I had not even thought about it! Have been so concentrated on the coming weekend that I had not even looked ahead. For a brief moment I was afraid that I would be out of town, but thankfully that is not the case!</p>
<p>I know many will post and SWEAR it does it get better and I am whole-heartedly sure it does, for them. With #4 (DS #2) gone, so 4 in 4 years I can say for me, IT SUCKS, just sucks. I know, not very eloquent or poetically waxed but for me, SUCKS sums it up.</p>
<p>Had my huge crying jag in the hotel room before I left pton for home. Just snuck out of his room on campus and went back later after I was done. He did not know.</p>
<p>But his sisters and his older bro did. They called and figured I would be bawling my head off, and sure enough they all know me so well (they all went through it the preceeding 3 years) so they did their best to help me out of my funk. Valets at the door of the hotel and night attendants thought I had attended a funeral I looked so bad. Cried til I had no more tears and was useless to cry anymore.</p>
<p>So, Cur and splashmom and carolyn even though this is your first I'm not going to tell you because its your first its so bad. Just not true. #4 was just as awful, and without the multitude at home waiting for me as it was with the 1st and 2nd it seemed to SUCK even more this time around!</p>
<p>Kiddos say I am having a huge pity party, I tend to agree with them although I have no intention of leaving anytime soon.</p>
<p>Kat
Pouting and Proud of It</p>
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<p>Very funny! :D</p>