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Parenting

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts) Fri Feb 10, 2012, 10:07 AM Feb 2012

Still having difficulties letting go, but trying to be strong for my wife and other two daughters. [View all]

My eldest has been gone about 40 years (well, okay, three weeks) and I'm missing her terribly. Skype helps. Fortunately she's keeping her blog up to date so that's a quick way to connect despite the six hour time difference. "If you love something, set it free..."

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Still having difficulties letting go, but trying to be strong for my wife and other two daughters. [View all] HopeHoops Feb 2012 OP

i actually got misty eye, with a huge smile... ahhhhh seabeyond Feb 2012 #1

I know. I know. I'm a softy. I'm just trying to stay strong for my wife's sake. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #3

As a father of two wonderful daughters...I feel your pain! Yooperman Feb 2012 #2

It doesn't matter how old they are - they're still your kids!!! HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4

my eldest daughter moved to Paris a few years ago. ginnyinWI Feb 2012 #5

Skype is better - video conferencing. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #6

we do that too ginnyinWI Feb 2012 #7

She has a cell phone but it costs something like a million dollars a minute for overseas calls. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #8

look into the options Skype has for regular phone calls too ginnyinWI Feb 2012 #9

Actually, I've been amazed with the quality of the Skype connection. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #10