Issues folks mention, but cannot relate until you are there...

[Artos]

Well, I musta played hooky on this parenting day because I sure don't recall the explanation of crazy emotions you go through when your first born goes off to college...if I did, I was day dreaming or just didn't grasp it.


Today was the day my wife follows our son off on a long haul from the Valley up to TCU. Kenny went out with his buds for on last hurrah and got in late last night. I went in this AM & tried to wake him up to see him off as I had an appointment out on the west end towards Falcon Lake. Typical teenager zonked out to the world & grunted I think. Made it out to location & When I got back in the truck there are some missed calls from him, but signal is week/gone, so went to high ground to get back to him.

Almost made it there when it rang & here I got a sobbing young man all distraught & feeling guilty for not hugging his old man...told him it was ok & to stop crying before I start. Did my best to give some sound advice on his next chapter, thanked him for making being a Dad so easy & we both got through it I reckon. Wife called later saying he was upset I left without a word & took it pretty hard on himself (obviously) after finding out what went down.

Being on the road by yourself on a daily deal can be a blessing and curse sometimes...amazing how love pulls on you the way it does when you aren't expecting it. You wanna hang on but gotta let go. Been a roller coaster day & coming home has never felt so alone like it does right now.

Enjoy your kid's youth...all of it!!

[mikemorvan]

Been there twice. Tough days under the best of circumstances.

[cattlelackranch]

Sounds like Dad gets an excuse for a road trip in a week or two!

I always liked it when just Dad came to see me in college.

[Dale Moser]

You got a contact in Cowtown, should you need it.

PM sent.

[Mary]

Oh, do I understand! If only we could freeze frame time!!!

[Shane]

We helped Zach move into the dorm today. He's going to ACU just down the road, so that makes it a little easier. But it's still different when they're not in your house anymore. It hit me yesterday. Today was good. It's good to see them grow and mature.

Bittersweet is the word though.

[Boss Buck]

Go home hug your wife. Get ya a cold beverages and talk about the journey. There something to be said for emotional women I'm sure your wife falls under this category After all your emotions are pouring out, let your wife wipe her nose on your shirt Gross I know,but chicks dig it. Pm for more emotional thoughts by the Boss Buck!!!

[StrayDog]

...I'm just down the road if he needs anything.

When you come to town let me know and I'll buy you a cold beer.

BTW - what's the young man studying?

[cvanbrunt]

You got a contact in Cowtown, should you need it.

PM sent.

Make that two.


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[CPR09]

Thanks for this.. After reading this post I sat my phone down and went and had 2 complete fake birthday parties with my 6 and 3 year old.

[Death from Above]

bad form brother....should have put a disclaimer on thread for stuff dad don't want to deal with yet


Prayers sent....gonna go hug mine, we go less than 2 years to go.

[curtintex]

Been there twice. Tough days under the best of circumstances.

Yep. My first drive home from College Station after dropping my oldest off was a sob-fest. The next year I took the second one and it was a little bit easier. I figure by the time the 3rd and 4th are ready to go, I'll wrap them a sandwich in a roadmap and tell 'em "good luck".

[mikemorvan]

bad form brother....should have put a disclaimer on thread for stuff dad don't want to deal with yet


Prayers sent....gonna go hug mine, we go less than 2 years to go.

Just to let you know, that time will last about 10 minutes.

[jerp]

Big congratulations ! It is the very definition of bittersweet - proud, sad, happy, anxious, etc. After we dropped our oldest off at Tech, the tears flowed pretty much constantly until somewhere around Snyder. Four years later when we dropped son #2 off in Norman I thought we would be better prepared to handle it. No.
Like Dale said there are a bunch of us around here - let us know if anything comes up and you need a local to help out

[mikemorvan]

Yep. My first drive home from College Station after dropping my oldest off was a sob-fest. The next year I took the second one and it was a little bit easier. I figure by the time the 3rd and 4th are ready to go, I'll wrap them a sandwich in a roadmap and tell 'em "good luck".

Be sure to pin a $20 on 3 & 4's collars.