What can I use to fill the gaping hole that has been ripped into my chest?

[KitchenWitch]

God, I hate it when my son has to leave.

[democracyindanger]

1. College?

[KitchenWitch]

3. Not yet.

Finishing High School in Minnesota. I am doing the long distance parenting thing. It sucks.

[democracyindanger]

7. Well, to fill that hole

you might try a spackling mixture of liquor and frequent overprotective phone calls. :)

[JVS]

24. Take heart that he is in a good place.

Imagine the Minnesotan whose son is finishing HS in California without them.

[TZ]

2. Hi KW...

Don't what to say just...:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

4. thanks

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I so wish I knew what would help...

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

10. Yeah.

:hug:

[Parche]

6. My Favorite KitchenWitch

You know you also have us....:hi: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

9. I know.

:hug:

[Solon]

8. ....

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

There's nothing that can be done to mend the wound, beyond knowing that you will see him again, and that he loves you.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

11. True

:hug:

[LeftyMom]

12. .

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

13. .

:hug:

It does not get any easier. :cry:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. Tuesday Afternoon: reviews My Dear Kitchenwitch

sorry about your son and forgive me for trying to make you laugh.

~Tuesday Afternoon~

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Wood putty would probably do the trick.

I'd suggest caulk but that stuff smells awful.

:P

That sucks though. I've been through it as the long distance son. It's not fun.

[KitchenWitch]

17. Thanks.

My son is now taller than I am. He grew about 4 inches since I saw him at Consumerism Holiday.

[meegbear]

16. Spackle ...

[KitchenWitch]

19. But that needs to be applied to a dry surface...

:P

[MrCoffee]

18. In honor of the gravitas within this thread

I will NOT post a goatse copycat.


I won't do it. No way. Uh-uh.

[KitchenWitch]

21. Nice Suicide Mission!

Dead to Me!

:rofl:

[MrCoffee]

22. Just how you like it...

prevert.

Sorry you're feeling down. :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

23. Your humor is helping a lot!

:hug:

[lost-in-nj]

20. The knowledge that he loves you

and that you are a GREAT mom........

I am sorry KW.... wish I could make it go away.....

:hug:


lost

[lizziegrace]

25. I wish I knew...

I've been so lucky having Lelapin around and even when she's in college, she was only 45 minutes away. Now we're 8 hours apart when she moves back to Ohio State in two weeks.

I can feel that hole opening up already.

:hug:

I don't have any brilliant words to make it all better. Just know that many of us understand how deep that pain can be.

[KitchenWitch]

27. It hurts.

But I know it is the right thing.

He wants to go to UCLA, a lot. He will have to transfer in, because of his HS GPA is not as good as it could be. I would get to see him on weekends if he becomes a Bruin!

[easttexaslefty]

26. I wish I knew.....

:hug: :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

28. ...

:hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

29. :^( A kitteh and many, many phone calls? *hugs*

[KitchenWitch]

30. Have 2 kittehs already. Too hot to cuddle them right now.

:(

Am getting ready to watch the afternoon Twins at Mariners game. That may or may not help.

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. Cuddles will have to wait until tonite. Hope the game helps distract you *hugs*. Would you like

me to smother my little boys with big loves, as a surrogate sort of thing? ;)

[KitchenWitch]

33. Yes, that would work.

I could go sit on the potty, so my timid Mouse will come see me!

[Kajsa]

32. Oh Kitchy!

I don't have any words of wisdom,
just

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

34. I will be okay in a bit.

:hug:

Don't know exactly what I would do with wise words anyway!

:D

[BlueIris]

35. Oh, KitchenWitch. I'm sorry. nt

[LostInAnomie]

36. That depends...

... roughly how many balloons of heroin wide is said hole?

[KitchenWitch]

37. seriously, there is not enough heroin in the world.

[JVS]

38. how about bacon?

[LostInAnomie]

39. Then I might have a job for you.

How do you feel about long trips across the border?

[Connonym]

40. I recommend filling the hole with truffles

It won't be 100% effective but it may help. :hug:

[Lil Missy]

41. Awwwww. You're just being a normal mother.

I'm sorry.

:hug:

[reyd reid reed]

42. I wish I could give you some magic formula that would make

it all better.

All's I can do is...

:hug::hug::hug:

...and tell you that last fall, when Bonehead went to college (even though he's only about 3 hrs away), I cried all the way home after we dropped him off. This year wasn't much easier. A little bit, but not much (mostly because he moved into the new residence hall this year and, let me tell you, I wouldn't mind having a suite there myself).

Ice cream and chocolate. Lots of it. It won't fix the hole but it might distract you.