I took him to get his Meningitis shot today and I realized that he is a grown man They said he weighs 180lbs and told him to start doing monthly testicular checks I was sitting there looking at him like damn my baby is no longer a baby College is so different now than when I went I just hope everything goes well They said he can't pick a roommate so Im hoping he doesn't get a roommate from hell Any other Org parents sending kids off to College soon?

Yep

My baby!!!

Nothinbutjoy said:

Yep

My baby!!!

For a minute there I literally thought you meant your baby

aardvark15 said:

For a minute there I literally thought you meant your baby

well he is

Nothinbutjoy said:

thanks

My eldest is 21... he is in college but the university is less than one mile from home so he isn't at a dormitory. He is in a 5 year college (Northeastern University)

He will leave next year to be in the 3 Seas (post graduate degree) program (if all goes as planned $$ ) and I can't wait.

I love my son, but he wants to leave home and it shows. So I know he is ready and once he's gone to the program he will be able to kill 2 birds with one stone and have both an undergrad and post graduate degree in Marine biology.

He will be on his career track and gone .... I am thrilled for him.

I have two more at home, they are still only 12 and 10 so I have some years to go before I have an empty nest...

will no children be left in your home once your son goes off to college?

My sister is an "empty nester" and only 42 so she is having the time of her life right now!

Congrats Mama on a fine job!!! and

Congrats and best wishes on a new chapter in both your lives!

It's amazing to look up one day and realize that your babies are grown up...

nursev said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

Yep

My baby!!!

how long is the drive from here to there???

shiiiiiiiiiiiiit... we can have his room converted into

our lil LOVE NOOK by friday night

^ talk about not wasting any time

We just dropped our son off this past Sunday. So far, I haven't gotten real emotional yet!

I don't think it has really hit me yet, almost like he is just out, if that makes sense!

He is only an hour and a half away, so I can certainly make a quick road trip if need be, LOL, my husband tells me to leave him be!

Kinda sad that he doesn't call much though, but, it has only been 4 days! I'm sure it's more me than him. I feel a little secure, they have a lot of strict rules!

That's him in my avvie pic to the left, he was about 13 dressed in that crazy Prince costume! Awwwwwwww! My "baby"!!!!

Congrats to you! I know you are so proud!

nursev said:

I took him to get his Meningitis shot today and I realized that he is a grown man They said he weighs 180lbs and told him to start doing monthly testicular checks I was sitting there looking at him like damn my baby is no longer a baby College is so different now than when I went I just hope everything goes well They said he can't pick a roommate so Im hoping he doesn't get a roommate from hell Any other Org parents sending kids off to College soon?

Nothinbutjoy said:

Yep

My baby!!!

paintedlady said:

My eldest is 21... he is in college but the university is less than one mile from home so he isn't at a dormitory. He is in a 5 year college (Northeastern University)

He will leave next year to be in the 3 Seas (post graduate degree) program (if all goes as planned $$ ) and I can't wait.

I love my son, but he wants to leave home and it shows. So I know he is ready and once he's gone to the program he will be able to kill 2 birds with one stone and have both an undergrad and post graduate degree in Marine biology.

He will be on his career track and gone .... I am thrilled for him.

I have two more at home, they are still only 12 and 10 so I have some years to go before I have an empty nest...

will no children be left in your home once your son goes off to college?

My sister is an "empty nester" and only 42 so she is having the time of her life right now!

Congrats Mama on a fine job!!! and

questionofu said:

We just dropped our son off this past Sunday. So far, I haven't gotten real emotional yet!

I don't think it has really hit me yet, almost like he is just out, if that makes sense!

He is only an hour and a half away, so I can certainly make a quick road trip if need be, LOL, my husband tells me to leave him be!

Kinda sad that he doesn't call much though, but, it has only been 4 days! I'm sure it's more me than him. I feel a little secure, they have a lot of strict rules!

That's him in my avvie pic to the left, he was about 13 dressed in that crazy Prince costume! Awwwwwwww! My "baby"!!!!

Congrats to you! I know you are so proud!

I'll be singing that same tune next year. Congrats to you and your son

KingBAD said:

nursev said:

how long is the drive from here to there???

shiiiiiiiiiiiiit... we can have his room converted into

our lil LOVE NOOK by friday night

THIS SH*T AGAIN?!!?

She's got an empty nest, not empty drawrz.

On a serious note...congrats to all the proud parents.

My niece (brother's daughter) starts college this fall.

I still remember the day she was born, her first birthday, her first everything.

Damn I'm old.

Good luck to you and your son! It's a big milestone!

My son went off to college 3 years ago and he told me, "Don't call me, I'll call you!" haha- He needed that freedom and space from his mother and I try to give it to him. but I know he misses his mother! I see him about once every 2 months

Good luck!

We leave tomorrow for Ole Miss. I am excited and sad at the same time.

How did the shopping for college go, nursev? It must be hard on all you parents, but like others have said, college is such an exciting time and a huge accomplishment for you and your child. They may not call at first, but give them a month of dorm living and food hall eating, and they'll be running home with a bag of laundry and an empty stomach! All kidding aside, I know from teaching college kids that 1) they ARE still kids in a lot of ways (maybe not babies... ) and 2) they definitely miss their parents.

As for the roommate from hell, don't worry! I think most schools allow room transfers if the living situation isn't working.

PurpleJedi said:

KingBAD said:

how long is the drive from here to there???

shiiiiiiiiiiiiit... we can have his room converted into

our lil LOVE NOOK by friday night

THIS SH*T AGAIN?!!?

She's got an empty nest, not empty drawrz.

so that's a left at albecurquie then???

OH, YOU AGAIN...

My oldest left home for the first time 6 years ago and I did not miss his ass. My youngest will be 18 in exactly 210 days and I canot wait to kick her ass out the house.

I am going to be so happy to be an Empty Nester!!!

I want to be alone, but then I find that when I am alone it feels weird and I don't know what to do.

:coocoo:

Nothinbutjoy said:

I want to be alone, but then I find that when I am alone it feels weird and I don't know what to do.

:coocoo:

I am perfectly ok doing absolutely nothing sometimes.

Stymie said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

I want to be alone, but then I find that when I am alone it feels weird and I don't know what to do.

:coocoo:

I am perfectly ok doing absolutely nothing sometimes.

Me to, but I'm use to that being stolen moments, not anything long term.

Ya'll are so sweet thanks everybody for the nice comments I took him and his cute lil girlfriend to buy some more dorm stuff yesterday and watching them interact was kinda cute she was picking stuff like Note boards to write lil notes on so he'd remember her and to keep girls away I spent about $250 Then we went to UNT to make sure all his stuff was finalized and I damn near passed out when the lady told me the dorm fees-DAMN!!!

I have seen some pretty cool college campuses (campii?) but NEVER have I seen any place as cool as Ole Miss.

That place absolutely ROCKS. Can't wait to go back in three weeks for Parents' Weekend and a football game!

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