As with you and other ladies, I at times have felt completely empty its strange as I really didnt expect it to hit my children leaving home as hard as it did.

Our daughter left at the beginning of May after we had a terrible time with her living at home and her boyfriend treating our house like a hotel. All was sorted out thank goodness, and I see her or talk to her most days, not quite the same as her being here and having an evening together. Our relationship is actually much better and I'm proud of her, always have been and even more so now.

When we left our son at Uni I was very upset, we have a very good relationship and my husband said it was as if I had lost a friend and at times I really felt like that. I so look forward to seeing both of them. My son is coming home on Monday a day before my birthday and my daughter will be with me as well. Your daughter will always be there just in a different context, but you will so look forward to seeing her and will get used to the space in time I hope.

Woodentop