Before we left my DD University we took her to Panera and I was sucking it up pretty well and she burst into tears, we were leaving right after lunch. She was excited but it is emotional. Neither of us expected it. She lost it, I lost it. Dad had two woman in tears. I was the long haul driver of the family. Those first 15 minutes were rough on the highway. I regrouped. As did my DD. Those well wishes and goodbyes are rough for close relationships. I was excited for her and she was eager for college. About 15 minutes after the goodbyes we were just fine. Me, it took a couple of weeks to get over her living elsewhere but frankly text messages helped. She lives in her own apartment now less than a mile from me. The iPhone keeps us connected always. We have a great Mom Daughter relationship. We were always more friends than Mother Daughter. It is nice. This one of two was born an adult, really lacked the need for much guidance. As I've said to others her maturity at childhood spooked the heck out of me constantly, she was never really mentally a kid.