so...my kids are off on their one week vacation w/dad-first time in 7 years.

[w8liftinglady]

man..I miss them..is it normal to be bummed out?

[elleng]

1. Yes, definitely; it will never leave you!

:hug:

and you'll survive!

[seabeyond]

2. yes....

still feeling hteir energy. walking int their rooms. sittin on their beds... lol lol. a couple days, and it will start feeling good. when it is time for them to be back, you will miss them so, how happy you will be. then the bickering and.... lol, wtf, it was so peaceful a couple days ago. lol

i tell my kids, gotta go away so i can miss you. lol

[w8liftinglady]

3. lol...good phrase-gotta remember!

[kimi]

4. Yeah, I know what it's like

I used to clean the carpets when that happened. But the bummed feeling - oh yeah, been there and done that. Perfectly normal.

Hugs! You'll get through it, and they'll be back before you know it!!

[w8liftinglady]

6. thanks...I'm better tonight.It'll be OK :)

[proteus_lives]

5. It's normal.

I was the last one to leave home. My father said my mom didn't get out of bed for few days once the house was empty.

And my mom said my father actually teared-up after finding a pair of someone's shoes under the computer desk. My sisters and I remember this dad-lecture well from our childhoods, "Will you people stop leaving your shoes all over the place!"

Of course my dad vigorously denies any eye-moisture occurred. :-)