First child leaving home - ulch!

[MD]

Not sure what my purpose of posting this is?

After 18 years raising her my eldest girl is off to Otago Uni. It's a fantastic adventure for her, we know that. Great career move and all that. None of that helps her Mum and I cope with this heartache. This is a real downer. First child to leave home is one of life's milestones that smack you about when you least expect it.

Must be revenge for me buggering off overseas and leaving my parents wondering when I was coming home for tea? Dad asking Mum 'so when's he popping in to help mow the lawns'.

Where the hell did those 18 wonderful years go? I want them back.

Has this happened to anyone else in the world before or just us? I think it's a first. Apart from me doing it to my folks, oh and my brother. Oh yeah, and my sister.

[Katman]

Here's hoping she becomes a success in her chosen field before you become a grand-dad.

[FJRider]

Dunedin is only a two day road trip away (taking the good route) ... even quicker if you need to.

She will need money soon ... so you will hear from her. (sooner than you may appreciate)

[SMOKEU]

18 years ..... girl

Pics please.

[FJRider]

Pics please.

AND cell phone number ...

[neels]

Heading down to Dunedin tomorrow with our oldest who's starting uni this year, meeting up with a couple of guys from work from various parts of NZ who are also delivering their oldest offspring.

I suspect there will be a few semi celebratory, semi comiseratory beers together tomorrow night.

Having said that, the mums seem to be more upset than the dads....

[Nova.]

18 aye.. otago.. hmm not too far from me, tell ya what, give me her details etc etc and ill pop in every now and then and keep an eye on her aye?

[FJRider]

Here's hoping she becomes a success in her chosen field before you become a grand-dad.

In about four years ... that may be her chosen field. And Otago has plenty of fields ...

[roogazza]

Jeez MD, change the locks! See ya Sunday maybe huh ?

Not really, but it sounds tuff .

[FJRider]

Jeez MD, change the locks! See ya Sunday maybe huh ?

Not really, but it sounds tuff .

Some move house ... with no forwarding address ...



Rent her room out ... ???

[hayd3n]

hope shes bringing a bike with her, if not i have a pillion seat spare

[Shortie]

My 19 year old has mentioned he maybe moving in with his girlfriend soon - I can't Fucken wait

[unstuck]

Yep all 3 of mine are gone, more time for me and their mum.

[mashman]

Yup been there done that... he finishes Uni this year and ain't quite sure what to do. However a way to get those years back is to have more

[george formby]

I fake my orgasms so up to this point I'm not aware of being a father.
I left home at 16 & found out years later that my mum cried for a week. In hindsight, going to borstal would do that.

Just kidding, about borstal.

Anyhoo, my folks are pretty amazed at my life, so all good. And, and... I have had the pleasure during the Uni holdays to have a young woman working with me who has been fantastic company & a worker. 19 maybe 20. A Psychology student somewhere down there, Dunedin, Otago, Dunno University. An absolute trooper, liver like granite, spare knickers in her back pack & working like a Trojan. Fantastic lass, getting stuck into life & sucking the marrow from it with brains & gusto. I hope your daughter has the same savvy & ethic.
I've met her father, he seems resigned to something. I wish he could see his daughter in her world. Guaranteed to make him smile & proud.

Don't fret, this is how it works. Live, love & laugh.
Really, she's just down the road if you want to pop in