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    • CommentAuthorMichelle D
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2010
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    Please join us to discuss Tangled Apron Strings.
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    Michelle, I feel your pain. With two in college and a third just about to enter her senior year, it seems like the years just rush by. I'm definitely not one who looks forward to an empty house with the kids all on their own.
    • CommentAuthorMichelle D
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2010
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    Thanks, Alison!

    Parenting in general is a mixed bag (pros and cons), but learning how to navigate the emotional minefields as your kids go through life stages is a process not for the faint-hearted...
    • CommentAuthorpartone
    • CommentTimeJun 5th 2010
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    Michelle, it has been so busy with school ending that I haven't been around for a while. Just read this article you wrote. You always just hit me. Kids getting older is a bittersweet topic, isn't it?

    Thanks.
    • CommentAuthorMichelle D
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2010
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    Partone, thanks for your comment. Recently returned today from college orientation for #3. This was a good day to read about someone who can sympathize with the bittersweet emotions of kids getting older!
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    How did it go, Michelle?

    When I finally got into college I was thrilled and dove right in. Didn't occur to me that it would be hard for my MOM, even though I was the baby.

    Michelle, you might like this poem. I found it among my mother's things after she died.
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    Hah! And while looking for that poem, I found this sad mommy post. I really do feel for you!
    • CommentAuthorMichelle D
    • CommentTimeJun 12th 2010
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    Alison, that poem is fantastic!! Thanks for sharing it. And I sympathize with the sad mommy post, as well.

    Orientation went really well. It was well-planned, well-organized, and well-executed. We have experienced three different orientations at three different colleges for three different kids. Pros and cons to all of them, but our kids have gone where they really needed to be. It is neat to see their growth. But it's hard to untangle my heartstrings!

    Yeah, when I went to college and got married and moved away from home, it was all a grand adventure. Never really thought much about how hard it all must have been for my mom and dad!!
    • CommentAuthorTink123
    • CommentTimeJun 16th 2010
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    Just saw this post and had to smile because it brought back memories. I had a harder time seeing my kids go off to college than going on missions. HS Graduation was fun because they were all so excited for it but I still shed a few tears. It seems like each summer following graduation was a "distancing" period for them. They were busy with friends and work and we hardly saw them. Even on Sundays it seemed like they were dashing off to go to a friends farewell or homecoming. I guess what made it easier for me was remembering that this was my goal in life. To see them grow up, be responsible, be mature, be self-sufficient, and go to college/on a mission. It would be selfish to wish they had no friends, no interests, and no goals. I say give yourself a pat on the back and just keep telling yourself "I'm an awsome Mom!" :)
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    Tink123, so good to hear from you. What great insights from another "experienced mom." :) Your advice to Michelle is great. I'll be taking it, too!

    Just to note, the site is being redesigned as soon as I can get the database access set up for the programmer. So if you come back and we're not here, don't be alarmed. We'll be back!
    • CommentAuthorMichelle D
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2010
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    Thanks, Tink123! (especially for the reminder that the summer between graduation and college is a distancing time.)

    I keep telling myself that having our kids become happy, competent, successful adults has been our goal all along. It works most days... Some days are harder than others, especially when younger siblings complain that our just-graduated daughter spends most of her time with her friends instead of with her family. They aren't going to see her much when she goes off to college, either. That hasn't fully sunk in yet for her. One of those lessons our kids need to learn for themselves...

    At any rate, it's an exciting time and I'm proud of my kids!

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