Knows No Bounds
Posts: 2,729 
Location: Vancouver Island
Location: Vancouver Island
June 22nd, 2007, 12:53 AM
own lives. I supported them through it, helped them as much as I could, did all the positive things that
I could do to make that time for them, as good as it could be, then, when it happened I completely
fell apart, and had to work on myself, to adjust.
I had a wonderful time raising my daughters, but as much as I helped them prepare for adulthood, I
didn't even think of what I would feel when they left.
I knew many parents who couldn't wait for their kids to leave, never really understood that concept.
Quoting Dexter Sinister
The hardest times in my life were seeing each of my daughters move out of our home, and on to their
My daughter and I celebrated every day that way, before she moved out to start her own life. There wasn't always frozen yogurt, but there was always a hug, at least once a day. Now she's 300 km away, so hugs don't work like they used to, but we can still do virtual hugs...
own lives. I supported them through it, helped them as much as I could, did all the positive things that
I could do to make that time for them, as good as it could be, then, when it happened I completely
fell apart, and had to work on myself, to adjust.
I had a wonderful time raising my daughters, but as much as I helped them prepare for adulthood, I
didn't even think of what I would feel when they left.
I knew many parents who couldn't wait for their kids to leave, never really understood that concept.
Knows No Bounds
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Location: 50° 30' N, 104° 38' W
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Location: 50° 30' N, 104° 38' W
June 23rd, 2007, 01:27 AM
Once a dad, always a dad. Some things don't change. And they shouldn't.
Quoting talloola
I don't get it either. I love my children, and I like them too, they're good people and I'm very pleased with and proud of them. I wasn't in any sense ready for it when they moved out, even though I saw it coming a long time before it happened and I thought I was up for it. I wasn't. But I've adjusted. I knew many parents who couldn't wait for their kids to leave, never really understood that concept.
Once a dad, always a dad. Some things don't change. And they shouldn't.
