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University
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:22 pm
by kneescratch
My Daughter has just started uni.
We (my wife) and myself took her to bristol last thursday,"her" name is laura and she is 18yrs old but i'm missing her like crazy already.
Just wondered if anyone else has got young offspring gone to uni and any info on the saying time is a healer etc. etc
Gary
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:32 pm
by Samray
Errm ....
a couple of grandchildren starting this time round.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:16 pm
by Gio
Our youngest son went to uni at 18, he's 24 now and apart from 18 months at home when he finished he's lived on his own all that time.
You'll get used to it, TBO you've no option.
BTW do any of her friends go to Bristol as well?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:36 pm
by kneescratch
Hi Gio
Yes she has 2 friends at Bristol so she is probably in her element.
But she 's good at making friends anyway.
So parents are probably not priority at the mo till she needs some dosh or something.
Gary
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:13 pm
by woody
When I left my eldest girl on the campus 2 years ago, my heart was in my boots, I could see her standing there watching me drive away!! It wasn't so bad because it was only an hours drive away, she could drive and I bought her a little car and insured it for her............ no problem, it was ok!!
She flew to France 'alone' today to do her year there................NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:28 pm
by Gio
woody wrote:When I left my eldest girl on the campus 2 years ago, my heart was in my boots, I could see her standing there watching me drive away!! It wasn't so bad because it was only an hours drive away, she could drive and I bought her a little car and insured it for her............ no problem, it was ok!!
She flew to France 'alone' today to do her year there................NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
She'll love it Wody and it'll do you good. I bet Mrs Woody is better prepared than you
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:31 pm
by Gio
kneescratch wrote:Hi Gio
Yes she has 2 friends at Bristol so she is probably in her element.
But she 's good at making friends anyway.
So parents are probably not priority at the mo till she needs some dosh or something.
Gary
As an aside my youngest is at art college, she's going to be there at least 2 years and then she wants to study under a master if she gets the grades. in those terms she's already slipping away from us, yet even though I'm a bit sad, I'm excited for her.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:58 pm
by woody
Yup my sentiments exactly..
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:10 pm
by BikerGran
My youngest just announced that she and her bloke are buying a van to live in and setting off to the alps for the snowboarding then working thier way thru France to Portugal for kiteboarding. They expect to be gone 6 or 12 months, maybe 2 years. I'm excited for her but devastated too - my baby is only 30!