little birdies leaving the nest...

I never knew it would be so hard when our children grow up and move out. My son is heading to college this Saturday. He actually moves in! He will really be on his own... kind of. Enough so that it is freaking me out! I just can't believe that he will be making all of his decisions on his own. What and when to eat, when to get up. Well with exception as to getting up and being to class on time... he only has class 3 days a week, that's a lot of time to fill in a different town. OMG! I can't handle this pressure. Will he have enough to eat? I know he will, but how do I stop worrying about it. (pause to shed a few tears) I'm so proud, but so sad. My baby is going off to become a man. I know all kids have to do it in some way or another. I even though he will be back on weekends, but his time will be spent with his girlfriend and church and... I have a feeling that "Mom can I have some money?" will be about the extent of time that we see him. *hmmm* Come to think about it, that's about when we see him now. *lol*

I didn't ask my Grandma the question but she answered it anyway... When my oldest daughter, now 25 was a teenager probably from 13 to 17, we would argue and fuss over the smallest or largest of things. My Nana said one time. "It is Nature's way of breaking the apron strings between Moms and their babies." Well then it made since but right when that baby is moving out it hurts! Just to know that I won't be able to protect him anymore. Mostly from peer pressure to do things that I don't want him to ever start doing in the first place. Just to know that it's everywhere and so dramatized... I guess the partying is what scares me the most! If he was going to a school that wasn't known for their partying ways I wouldn' t be so scared. He was going to be going to a very religious college where the tuition is more and the students are there for an exact purpose. However finanace usually win when it comes to big money vs affordability.

Even though it's not what we want for our kids, I can understand why so many parents are ok with their college children moving back home after college. They say because of the economy these days it's a new trend. I would be ok with it... For awhile that is.

But for now I still have the weekends that he will be home. How do I know, you ask? Because he still needs car insurance and a phone LOL