<p>unfortunately, it does not end with freshman year.</p>
<p>Went through the same thing 3.5 years ago when D started college. Then, she decided to go to Bolivia last summer. You can’t imagine how sad it was knowing she would be that far away and how hard and expensive it would be to communicate. (then we discovered Skype and Google Chat, but that’s another story). We decided to spend our vacation in Bolivia, meeting up with D and had probably the most fun two weeks ever. And it was great watching her take charge.</p>
<p>But then, last fall, the next blow struck. In novembe, she won a major scholarship that will take her to England for two years. It was a happy/sad moment - happy for the win, sad for the distance.</p>
<p>And yes, I have always been heavily involved - attending most of her soccer/tennis games in HS (leaving work early!), speaking frequently with her in college. Even now, as we speak, I’m editing her senior thesis first draft for typos etc. </p>
<p>When you have a kid who cares, who involves the parents, I guess it is never easy.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>