Its been a tough week for this dad

[rem788]

Now Grandkids!!!! Whoo HOO!! Exactly! Drove 20 hours round trip last month to visit my daughter s family. Holding my 8 year old granddaughter on my lap while watching the entire Harry Potter movie made it all worth it. I know that won't last much longer.

 

[HoughMade]

The first year I dropped off my son and daughter was tough.

It got considerably easier.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

You'll get over it... Dropped off my 19 year old at Wabash 3 weeks ago. 16 year old is a Jr. this year and wants to go to Purdue. So 2 more years for him...

I'm saving on energy usage, no more 2 pots of coffee/day, crazy laundry, food, gas, you name it.

They need to get out of the nest at some point.

 

[Hoosierdood]

The first year I dropped of my son and daughter was tough.

It got considerably easier.

I expect it will get easier. Right now it’s hitting me like a ton of bricks. At least they aren’t too far away and can come home every once in a while.

 

[nascarfantoo]

Dropping the girls off to college wasn't too bad for me. I new they would be coming home, weekends, holidays, etc. But when our oldest found her love and it was time to dance at their reception, she had picked out this song and I was a sobbing mess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw1ij6yo6Hs

 

[Fullmag]

All those days trying to get them to grow up never gets you ready for when they do. Bitter-sweet I reckon.

 

[Gluemanz28]

Sometimes it's good when they grow up. My son came home today to help me put in a ceiling fan.

Sometimes they still need help, even though they're supposed to be already grown up... He was remarking how hard it was to find 5.56, and of course how the price has jumped if/when you do find some. Had to be the good dad, and bail him out. What if the situation we're in keeps getting worse, and he gets caught with no ammo. Sent him home with a few extra mags, and about 1,500 rounds. Also gave him my old battle belt, as he just has a vest right now.

I’d be happy to help with the next ceiling fan

 

[Nazgul]

See avatar. 9 grand daughters and 4 great grand kids. I boy in the great's.

SWEET!!!

Anybody ever say you must be really old???

Don

 

[Nazgul]

About a month ago I was complaining to my wife that we didn't see our kids enough. They have good jobs, families of their own and a life.

She looked at me like I was an idiot (happens a lot). Says " We worked hard to raise independent, successful children. Don't complain about it!".

Don

 

[Expat]

Definitely one of those tough moments when the kids start to run away from home

 

[HoughMade]

I've gone from hardly seeing my son to seeing him too much. After college last year, he moved to Kentucky for a job and we saw him very little.

Then the 'rona took his job away and after 5 months, he found another one in Michigan. So in the last month we've seen him too much. My other son and I went to Kentucky to load his stuff up and drove it to Grand Rapids and stored it in my Mom's basement while he looked for an apartment; now we're going north in 2 weeks to move it from the basement to his apartment. And he is coming to our place today for his sister's birthday and again over labor day.

His Mom loves it.

I feel like he should throw some rent money my way.

 

[Butch Williams]

I've been there and done that. Unfortunately, mine was a bit tougher. Today, we said our final goodbyes, to my Dad.
He was 89, and had suffered from dementia for quite a number of years. While his passing is a blessing for him and the rest of the family, that doesn't make it much easier to handle, right now.

 

[Hoosierdood]

I've been there and done that. Unfortunately, mine was a bit tougher. Today, we said our final goodbyes, to my Dad.
He was 89, and had suffered from dementia for quite a number of years. While his passing is a blessing for him and the rest of the family, that doesn't make it much easier to handle, right now.

So sorry for your loss. Its tough to say goodbye, but even tougher when that goodbye is final.

 

[JettaKnight]

This makes me wonder what my parents thought when they dropped me off.... and then when I cam back.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

College would have been easy for me with my sons, try getting the call from your older son like I got a few weeks ago, Pop's we are getting some new equipment and flying out later today.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

I've been there and done that. Unfortunately, mine was a bit tougher. Today, we said our final goodbyes, to my Dad.
He was 89, and had suffered from dementia for quite a number of years. While his passing is a blessing for him and the rest of the family, that doesn't make it much easier to handle, right now.

I feel you pain Butch, my father had Parkinson's. He was 82 when he told me to get my a$$ to Florida and start hospice on him. Miss you Master Chief....

 

[littletommy]

It was tough when my oldest son went away to Indiana state, tougher than I expected it to be, after he graduated he got a great job in Lafayette Louisiana, it was horrible the day he left. I was a wreck but, being me, refused to show it. Anytime my wife wanted to talk about him being gone, I’d change the subject. It was that way until we went to visit him a couple months later, and I saw that he was surrounded by good people and had an amazing job. All of a sudden, my first born kid was a man with a lot of responsibilities, and he was handling it well! We made that trip several times while he was living there, and have some great memories of the place. Last year he landed a job back here, and we hardly ever see him.

 

[Biggredchev]

See avatar. 9 grand daughters and 4 great grand kids. I boy in the great's.

Man, imagine when all the grandkids have a couple kids of their own, your going to have to take out a second mortgage and rent a conference room at a hotel to do christmas lol.

 

[WebSnyper]

It was tough when my oldest son went away to Indiana state, tougher than I expected it to be, after he graduated he got a great job in Lafayette Louisiana, it was horrible the day he left. I was a wreck but, being me, refused to show it. Anytime my wife wanted to talk about him being gone, I’d change the subject. It was that way until we went to visit him a couple months later, and I saw that he was surrounded by good people and had an amazing job. All of a sudden, my first born kid was a man with a lot of responsibilities, and he was handling it well! We made that trip several times while he was living there, and have some great memories of the place. Last year he landed a job back here, and we hardly ever see him.

That's how I have felt when each of our kids have went off to school to be honest. Just seemed like they were where they needed to be and that each had seemed to pick the right path for them (at least so far). It's tough as our son is 8+ hours away by car. Our daughter is only about 1 1/2 hours away. Has been a bit more strained due to Covid, and my son being gone for an internship this summer and not coming home in between that and going back to school.

Will be interesting when they finish up. I suspect my daughter may stay close, but seems like my son has other ideas once he is out.
My 2 never really got along so it's more stressful in ways when they are both home.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

This is my reference point in all of this....

https://youtu.be/y5zCaRaJ-kE

My dance with my daughter at her wedding.

I feel for you Hoosierdude. Been there done that, At least they aren't too far away...