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Dropping My Child Off At College ~ I Survived!

The day I’ve been dreading for 18 years finally came. . . the day I said goodbye and left my oldest daughter in a new place that isn’t my home. It’s a bittersweet time for both parents and children because it’s both and ending and a new beginning. It means big changes for the family, the individuals, and our relationships, and our lives will never be the same… it’s big.

Come along with me to U Miami for some fun, a look around campus, a couple new product discoveries, and of course a few tears…

8 Responses to "Dropping My Child Off At College ~ I Survived!"

Heather says:

August 19, 2018 at 9:09 pm

First of all, thank you so much for the Cover Girl giveaway I won in May! I use several of the products daily. Some just occasionally. It came at a perfect time. My daughters high school graduation. She left today. And yes, it has been an emotional roller coaster. Thank you for sharing your story. It certainly helped me navigate this journey. So grateful to have found you!

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1. Angie says:
  
  August 23, 2018 at 8:23 pm
  
  Hi Heather! Great to hear you like some of the CoverGirl products!! This is a tough time of year for parents of college kids but we’ll get through it. My girls went back this week so now the house is really quiet (but really clean too)!! It’s hard at first but as usual, time helps and you get used to it… and then they’re home for a break!! All the best ~angie
  
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Sanne says:

September 17, 2015 at 2:36 pm

Hi Angie

I like your YouTube channel and watch it already 2 years.
This time i cried with you. I can imagine the feeling to feel a big distance between your child after so many years of loving care.
I live in the Netherlands, college is very different here, not so beautyful and wel organised as you showed in your video. I think your daughter will have a very nice time there.
My daughter is 11 so i have around 7 years time before she will leave.
I enjoy every minute with her.
If i am ever in the USA i know what mascara i have to purchase for the moment she leave our house…. Thanks for your honest video. And all the best wiches.
With love from Holland

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Laurie says:

September 6, 2015 at 6:33 am

Awww, Angie, you’re so sweet to share your tears, and your joy. This was my third year doing the drop off, so my daughter is a junior this year. I can so empathize with you and what you just experienced. Mine was our last one so we’re officially empty nesters. I can relate so much to your after school convos as I have the exact same situation. I work at home so she would come upstairs and chit chat, or just to ask me what was for dinner! I used to tease her by telling her that question was going to be the one thing I wasn’t going to miss, but, I sure did for those first weeks. Two things really helped me after we came home. One, was hearing her voice, she was so excited about everything which made me so happy. If she were terribly homesick I would have been miserable! The other thing is that I have the Find A Friend app on my iPhone. At any time I press the button with her picture on it and it tells me right where she’s at. My hubby got and I use it very sparingly. We check on her as she’s driving back to school and make sure she’s at her dorm safely because she’ll let us know, but it’s usually an hour after she’s been back and that doesn’t work for me! This way I can see for myself. The only other time is, once in awhile, when we know she’s been out for an evening I check. We don’t at all abuse it by following her, it’s just for peace of mind, and she knows we have it. I have a 34 year old son too, who was a firefighter here in CA, but now has a different career where he travels and I use it for that. He’s in NY this week and it was nice just to be able to search on him when I thought he should be there, and he was. I don’t call or text usually, it’s just so I can move on with my day, or my night so I can sleep! I would recommend it if you and your hubby think it might help you be more at ease because you’re absolutely right, it’s a huge change to the family group when the one that’s with you everyday for 18 years is no longer there.

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Lily says:

September 5, 2015 at 5:40 am

I would have given everything to experience bringing my baby away to college and not into a psychiatric hospital at the age of 10. That’s what I want to say…….it’s relative…

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Lily says:

September 5, 2015 at 5:29 am

It’s a ‘healthy’ leaving the house. My daughter had to leave at the age of 10 years because of autism. She’s a beauty and she’s intelligent and that makes it sometimes even harder because people don’t see and understand. Don’t get me wrong, I really can imagine that it hurts, even when you’re child is older and a good future lies ahead, the circumstances I had to bring my child away, cut like a knife. 8 Years later I can’t talk about it without tears.

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Kim Williams says:

September 1, 2015 at 5:55 pm

Hi Angie,

My daughter has graduated college but watching your video, I started to tear up!
When my daughter left for college, a friend said ” you cry when they leave and you cry when they come back!” I hope that makes you laugh a little during this bitter sweet time.

Best,
Kim

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denise says:

September 1, 2015 at 5:51 pm

My oldest also just left for his first year of college and he’s only a few hours from home. I honestly don’t know how you managed to drop her off at a school so far from home. Watching your video made me all kinds of teary. I can relate to all the emotions you expressed. It’s been a wild emotional ride for me so far. Today is his 18th birthday and I am just managing to hold it together. Fortunately, he is happy and having a great time at college so far and that makes the ache a little less. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this part of your journey with us!

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