![]() Although it would be nice if the drama would end in college, it doesn’t. But boys have their own styles of drama too. Where ever you find girls, you find drama. We can also trust that we have been the best moms we can be, guiding them to love the Lord, and faithfully entrust their future into God’s hands. We can’t control what happens after our child leaves home, but we can continually pray for the Holy Spirit to be their guide and to convict their hearts when they are headed down the wrong path. I do want to protect my kids from making the same mistakes and have tried to teach them and mold them over the years, but as much as we want to protect our children, we have to let them make their own choices and mistakes, and sometimes even live with the consequences. I know my mom wanted to protect me when I went off to college, yet the bad choices I made were my own. Since we probably all have some things we did in college or during our adolescent years that we regret, that knowledge fuels our desire to try to make sure our kids don’t do those same things. As moms, we want to protect our children and prevent them from getting into situations or making decisions that will negatively impact their faith, their lives or their futures. Don’t assume that your child is going to make the same mistakes you did in college. □ She had a fabulous Freshman year and made us proud.Ģ. Then after about a week, my daughter Kaitlyn gave me a wake up call when she said “she didn’t die mom she just went to college.” She was just joking when she said it, and I laughed too, but it helped recognize that I needed to stop stressing out both of my daughters by being overly emotional, and begin trusting that God would take care of her and watch over her throughout the year – and He did. Not necessarily sad tears, just tears due to mixed emotions and the reality of my child growing up and entering the young adult world ( Click here to read a post I wrote last year about this) Plus I missed her terribly. But when it came time for us to head back home, I felt like I was leaving my baby on a doorstep in a basket and walking away, and the tears started pouring! Then for the next few days, tears seemed to make their presence a lot. Last August, when we took my daughter to college, I made it through the whole dorm move-in day without shedding a tear. Don’t act like your child is leaving forever, and ever, and ever. If you are sending a child off to college this year for the first time, maybe these tips will help you avoid the stress that comes with this major life transition in your child’s life, and yours.ġ. But thankfully, I learned some important lessons that I hope to remember when the time comes for my other two kids to leave the nest. Now trust me – I AM qualified to offer these “what not to do’s” - because unfortunately, I did them all. Avoiding these simple things can help us moms keep our stress at bay, and also avoid stressing out our kids. Since our focus this week is back-to-school, I wanted to offer some tips about what not to do when your child goes off to college. I also was extremely anxious about her safety and well-being. I was so excited for her, especially since she was attending me and my husband’s alma mater (Go Charlotte 49ers!) but I knew how much I would miss her and felt so sad that she wouldn’t be living at home anymore. When my first born child went off to college last year, I must confess – I didn’t handle it well.
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