Bah.

[Dadocaster]

It's the day that Boyo and I pack up his drums in his car in preparation for him to head back to school three hours away for the next semester. Could not be prouder, am happy with the program he is in, but I miss his presence. He's talking about staying there through the winter break to gig and make some money.

I dig that he is an adult and needs to be doing his own stuff but.....dang.

 

[El Gobernador]

Part of the deal. You'll be ok.

 

[Oldiemurphy]

I've been there and I get it. Sending you a pat on the back.

 

[Dadocaster]

Part of the deal. You'll be ok.

You know, my nephew that has been in CA working in movies is moving his family back to Texas. They have to go where they have to go but sometimes they come back.

 

[Stormy Monday]

Pretty neat watching them grow up

 

[Nadnitram]

It's tough to watch them fly away.

 

[Butcher of Strats]

I have a friend who only sees her son for a Christmas visit.
But multiple visits he ends up not breathing on the LR floor and the paramedics have to revive him with narcan.

Beeeeee grrrreeeeaaaatful!
I know you are, just reporting in from the dark side of parenting...

 

[thomquietwolf]

It's the day that Boyo and I pack up his drums in his car in preparation for him to head back to school three hours away for the next semester. Could not be prouder, am happy with the program he is in, but I miss his presence. He's talking about staying there through the winter break to gig and make some money.

I dig that he is an adult and needs to be doing his own stuff but.....dang.

I kinda missed my boys
When
They went to
Boot camp (Army)(Marines)
But
Had race dates to make....
WhatTheHeck

You'll be OK

 

[abnormaltoy]

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It's tough to watch them fly away.

Boy howdy, you ain't lying! But it is rewarding to see how my daughter turned out, despite having spent all those years with me.
@Dadocaster you should take no small measure of comfort in the close relationship you have with your Boyo.

 

[Dadocaster]

Boy howdy, you ain't lying! But it is rewarding to see how my daughter turned out, despite having spent all those years with me.
@Dadocaster you should take no small measure of comfort in the close relationship you have with your Boyo.

Well, I certainly do, but it makes it even harder when he leaves.

We are settling in pretty nicely into him being an adult. That's gratifying.

 

[Dadocaster]

 

[Mouse]

I’ve got 2 in flight and one fledgling. We enjoy the alone time, then we miss them. Repeat and rinse. It’s a good problem to have.

 

[Dadocaster]

I’ve got 2 in flight and one fledgling. We enjoy the alone time, then we miss them. Repeat and rinse. It’s a good problem to have.

Yes, it is. The thing where he comes into town during breaks and switches all the drums around and stuff, and then on the way out he will poach stuff off of the kit that we keep set up in the house and change the kit all around always bugs me. Might be marking his territory or something.

 

[Nadnitram]

Might be marking his territory or something.

If the bass drum has a stain and the pedal is starting to rust, you might be right.

I’ve got 2 in flight and one fledgling. We enjoy the alone time, then we miss them. Repeat and rinse. It’s a good problem to have.

Same here. Senior and sophomore in college, sophomore in high school. Welcome home, we've missed you, stop eating all our food!

 

[Mansonienne]

My daughter's been home for a couple months from high school in the US - we're all heading to Cal next w/e and from there she'll go to Mass. for her senior year. I probably won't miss her much, but maybe I will - yesterday she started the day as a real brat, particularly with me... but by the end of the day, she was lovely, even helped in the kitchen and hung out with our friends who'd come for dinner. So there's hope...
Hang in there, Dado.

 

[Tone Quest]

We have 'launched' all 4 of our kids. Youngest is 39 now. But it is hard to let them go.

 

[Dr Improbable]

When my last one moves out I'm getting a dog.....

Too lonely without a "Lil Buddy" following my around.