{"id":188,"date":"2008-01-13T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2008-01-13T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/colleges-are-now-in-progress.html"},"modified":"2008-01-13T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2008-01-13T19:17:58","slug":"colleges-are-now-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/colleges-are-now-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleges… Are Now in Progress…."},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know how to begin this blog… "Boo, hoo, hoo" or "I am sad" are how I feel, but, let’s face it, those two entry phrases are pretty negative, and they don’t really begin to cover the great sadness I feel every time<\/u> my children leave our home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My daughter packed her car and left this morning… She’s off to another semester of Aerospace Engineering, which translates for me as "another semester away from home." I am sure I am not alone in these parental feelings. And, I am guessing that there are a lot of people who are experiencing this same sadness right now, since most of the universities are back in session tomorrow.<\/p>\n

My daughter and I share a very special relationship….. She truly is a best friend to me. I absolutely cannot imagine my life without her. I really do not know how parents managed to deal with these types of frequent college separations years ago… before cell phones. I cannot imagine not being able to talk to my children any time they want to talk to me<\/strong>… (Note that I say any time they want to talk to me… not<\/em><\/u><\/strong> anytime I want to talk to them<\/strong>!)<\/p>\n

I remember (years ago) when I was in college. I talked to my parents probably once a month… maybe twice if it was a birthday month. During these "tender moment" phone calls… I could hear my father in the background saying "We need to hang up." or "She can write us a letter." or, if he was in a particularly good mood "We can write her a letter." Some of you may be able to remember those "Ma Bell" precious moments… when the minutes truly were preciou$$$$$<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

But, I digress….<\/p>\n

Let me just say, I am experiencing a "withdrawal of sorts." I am not at all sure I care for this phenomenon… children growing up and going out on their own. Thank goodness we belong to the "family plan" of our chosen cell phone company!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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