tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post162892059562170092..comments2023-11-03T06:18:05.674-07:00Comments on Write Expressions: TransitionsName: Holly Bownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-71245453516874207442010-04-27T16:20:59.957-07:002010-04-27T16:20:59.957-07:00Scary and wonderful all at once. I'm just nerv...Scary and wonderful all at once. I'm just nervous even thinking about it. But I know my time will come!! Big hugs to you and your precious daughter, Holly.Organic Motherhood with Cool Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305464822153790948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-52614750592742952252010-04-22T11:00:01.515-07:002010-04-22T11:00:01.515-07:00I have a two year old, and sometimes I can hardly ...I have a two year old, and sometimes I can hardly wait for the day he'll leave for college. I'm sure I'll feel different when it's time though. I found you on MBC and I love your blog. new follower.<br />Christina<br />http://iwritechildrensbooks.blogspot.comChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081704547590774892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-36841503521882394652010-04-22T07:08:24.027-07:002010-04-22T07:08:24.027-07:00I just went through that last year! It's so ha...I just went through that last year! It's so hard to let them go, and yet it is their right of passage.<br /><br />I experienced the empty nest syndrome a year before my son went off to college. He started pulling away. When I tried to talk to him about it, he said he was just preparing me.<br /><br />It will be nearly a year, he comes home one weekend a month and we talk one a week--though not long.<br /><br />Honestly, I had panic attacks that were so severe I couldn't breathe, prior to him graduating and leaving<br /><br />I stayed near the phone the first few months he made the long trip here and back to college.<br /><br />I cried alot, at not being able to see him daily.<br /><br />But now, I think I am handling it well. I just pray that he is always safe and healthy and that college proves to be a wonderful experience. :)<br /><br />You, too, will do great. Especially since your daughter has not yet pulled away--looks like she won't go through that. (Here's hoping!)Alyice Edrichhttp://alyiceedrich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-83523126544696425062010-04-19T19:23:33.797-07:002010-04-19T19:23:33.797-07:00Thanks everyone...and MOM!! <3 (a.k.a. NanaRuth...Thanks everyone...and MOM!! <3 (a.k.a. NanaRuth XO)Name: Holly Bownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-14658084678412882852010-04-16T17:18:57.542-07:002010-04-16T17:18:57.542-07:00My son is only three and I am crying right now thi...My son is only three and I am crying right now thinking about that day. <br /><br />This is such a beautiful post. I so hope your daughter reads it and appreciates the wonderful mother she has. Be strong, mom. And while she's away at college put together a scrapbook of all of the pictures she took out. She'll love it one day when she's laughing with her own children.Ivyhttp://www.unscriptedlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-4906302679686995462010-04-16T16:05:33.351-07:002010-04-16T16:05:33.351-07:00A bittersweet time, for sure. This post makes me...A bittersweet time, for sure. This post makes me glad my kids are still here to lavish much attention on! Boarding school is very popular here in rural areas, but I'm not ready to let my 12 y.o. go anywhere yet!!Annette Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798167381076660096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-52395482537488327622010-04-15T21:51:43.342-07:002010-04-15T21:51:43.342-07:00We actually felt terrible driving away and leaving...We actually felt terrible driving away and leaving you crying, but we knew (hoped) you would be fine. (Thank goodness you were!) We are very proud of the "middle-aged", writer lady you have become!! (Bah, ha, ha)Hmmm...does that make us the "old" folks?NanaRuthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-67999180793222329942010-04-15T20:47:16.642-07:002010-04-15T20:47:16.642-07:00Oh my gosh!! I laughed so hard at this until sudde...Oh my gosh!! I laughed so hard at this until suddenly I realized I was crying and trying with all my might not to go wake up my 11 year old son and tell him he can NOT EVER go away to college!!<br /><br />On the positive, though, despite leaving home 22 years ago and never looking back, I eventually did move back (ironically through my hubs job) and now live 8 miles from my parents. And I go to Bible Study each week with my mom and then out to lunch. Very, very cool.<br /><br />And I think she thinks so too.<br /><br />:)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-34666381112778475732010-04-15T12:27:21.966-07:002010-04-15T12:27:21.966-07:00Oh Holly, I love this! I laughed... at your paren...Oh Holly, I love this! I laughed... at your parents squealing out of the parking lot, and then I was welling up with the way you describe how she'll leave. My girls are 7 and 4 and I am already weepy about that exit. Thanks for sharing this, and I have no doubt that a wonderful adventure waits around the corner for both of you.Meagan Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910548209099449437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-39651603259569637422010-04-15T07:51:02.370-07:002010-04-15T07:51:02.370-07:00It's so sad, but so wonderful. I hope the tra...It's so sad, but so wonderful. I hope the transition goes smoothly. You'll have to let me know because I'll be going through it in a couple of years. Your daughter is beautiful, by the way.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.com