tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post5914122409377547288..comments2021-06-11T20:54:35.513-07:00Comments on ArmsWideOpen: Graduation TimePatsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640779501726547827noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-41031694553201911552012-07-22T14:22:53.851-07:002012-07-22T14:22:53.851-07:00Lol! Now you'll all be begging me to shut up! ...Lol! Now you'll all be begging me to shut up! ;)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640779501726547827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-19435140386879094232012-07-22T13:28:05.887-07:002012-07-22T13:28:05.887-07:00Those words? Didn't take you long. I think y...Those words? Didn't take you long. I think you found them.Kim McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882935933228171366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-42944776851532433412012-07-14T20:43:42.749-07:002012-07-14T20:43:42.749-07:00Yep, they will always be my babies. I know the lov...Yep, they will always be my babies. I know the love is there. Thanks for the thought! :)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640779501726547827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-57664341156925302072012-07-14T18:39:44.684-07:002012-07-14T18:39:44.684-07:00They have been the focus of my life for 29 years, ...<i> They have been the focus of my life for 29 years, so it is a little humbling to realize that I am no longer the focus of theirs. </i><br /><br />Maybe not the focus, but you know what? You're still their mom. You have a place in their life no one else will have, even if they prefer to take care of their own boo-boos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-27109936851544121392012-07-09T09:04:37.135-07:002012-07-09T09:04:37.135-07:00It is a difficult period of adjustment, Joanne -- ...It is a difficult period of adjustment, Joanne -- I can totally sympathize! I keep telling myself that life will never be the same, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. It will be different, that's all. And having freedom is a definite plus :)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640779501726547827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-55676647652629954162012-07-09T08:51:58.190-07:002012-07-09T08:51:58.190-07:00Had me very teary eyed, Patsy, as my first is abou...Had me very teary eyed, Patsy, as my first is about to leave the nest for college, never to return the same again. I cry at the very thought of her leaving me, but selfishly more for me! I know she will be fine. I still have one at home for 3 more years of high school but I know things will never be the same. Sigh !! JoanneJoanne Cicalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-87126367759651910572012-07-09T08:26:37.765-07:002012-07-09T08:26:37.765-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640779501726547827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596185605748412441.post-43377170658503152372012-07-09T08:23:31.615-07:002012-07-09T08:23:31.615-07:00Beautifully said!Beautifully said!mamak2002https://www.blogger.com/profile/17312983641578456933noreply@blogger.com