tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post1214408528539187509..comments2024-03-23T06:07:36.481-04:00Comments on Tosca Reno: And here it is!Tosca Renohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12597415505914123765noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-85274091867398813852008-08-26T21:52:00.000-04:002008-08-26T21:52:00.000-04:00hen I left for my first year of college last year,...hen I left for my first year of college last year, it was hard for both me AND my parents, since we're all very close; but we knew that we would NOT be saying good-bye for the last time, and would be corresponding by phone and email everyday, so all worked out for the best :0) Hang in there!!<br><br><br>By the way, I FINALLY received a copy of "The Eat Clean Diet" in the mail todayVeggieGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-71372543973647270862008-08-26T21:53:00.000-04:002008-08-26T21:53:00.000-04:00hen ----> *Whenhen ----> *WhenVeggieGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-71955670240528956892008-08-26T22:24:00.000-04:002008-08-26T22:24:00.000-04:00((Hugs))((Hugs))Stefania Moffatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01770767316431629647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-36909356898475301262008-08-27T02:06:00.000-04:002008-08-27T02:06:00.000-04:00My heart broke for you when I read about your tear...My heart broke for you when I read about your tears in the trees. I don't have kids myself, but I feel for you Tosca and can totally relate to what you are going through. I have had a few very sad goodbyes in my time... <br><br>- Leaving for uni when I was 17<br>- Leaving for Italy (for a year) to study abroad<br>- Leaving my boyfriend for 5 months at the start of our relationship (I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-58725556513901563402008-08-27T09:39:00.000-04:002008-08-27T09:39:00.000-04:00Goodness, to read this blog. I must say that it m...Goodness, to read this blog. I must say that it meant a lot that you wrote it and were so honest about how you were feeling...right down to how your eating differed because of it. You are a real person and it makes it even greater to learn from you. Thank you for sharing your clean eating and your life with us. Just know that being sad is okay. This is just a hard thing in life. My mom saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-17959690142603063142008-08-27T10:46:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:46:00.000-04:00Saying good bye is always hard, I left SC 5 years ...Saying good bye is always hard, I left SC 5 years ago and have only been able to see my Mom and Dad 2 times and the last time was about 3 years ago. Distance is hard and I find myself writing a lot. Some I send, some are better that I do not, but it is good to erite it all out.<br><br>It is good to keep in touch as much as is possible via email, letter writing and phone calls.<br><br>I am sure itTrishhttp://iamsucceeding.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-41808983403192466852008-08-27T11:08:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:08:00.000-04:00Hi Tosca,I just read your blog and it made me cry!...Hi Tosca,<br>I just read your blog and it made me cry!! I am at work so I had to close my office door - thanks a lot!! JK :) <br><br>As much as we love our children and want to always be there to protect them, one of the best gifts we can give them is the opportunity for them to get to know themselves and to learn to be independent. It is obvious from some of your previous blogs, and this last Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236221683737277264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-58388291891980865402008-08-27T11:47:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:47:00.000-04:00I don't have any goodbye stories....yet, but I...I don't have any goodbye stories....yet, but I know they are coming.<br><br>Hang in there!<br><br>=)Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04370044606611015444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-75926318658958904942008-08-27T12:08:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:08:00.000-04:00I had to say the BIG goodbye to a family member ea...I had to say the BIG goodbye to a family member earlier this summer. Stressful as hell of course. Time is a healer. Also I just kept busy. There's always something in our daily lives that demands our focus and attention. Life has, and will, go on ;)thedogisminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079806408526531454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-48733472782638380782008-08-27T12:14:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:14:00.000-04:00my kids and i have our little mantra whenever we h...my kids and i have our little mantra whenever we have to leave things(vacation spots, each other, whatever it is...) <br><br>"The best thing about leaving is knowing that we are always coming back!"Kimberly- Cardio Corenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-85674791587674297912008-08-27T18:28:00.000-04:002008-08-27T18:28:00.000-04:00Hi Tosca,I just read your blog and I feel your pai...Hi Tosca,<br>I just read your blog and I feel your pain. My eldest son is leaving for University on Saturday and although he is not going far (Oshawa) its such a huge step. Just yesterday he was my baby boy !!! Since I am divorced he splits his time between his dads place and mine so I don't get to have him 24/7 but I already miss him like crazy !! But I am sure we will keep in touch via Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-34995321666742810162008-08-28T02:12:00.000-04:002008-08-28T02:12:00.000-04:00Hi Tosca!! I have watched my Mum go thru the same ...Hi Tosca!! <br><br>I have watched my Mum go thru the same thing when I left for 6 months..IIIII WAS A MESS TOO! But it made us so much closer. <br><br>My Mum is now doing the same with her youngest, my baby brother who is off to university for ?? years? <br><br>She is sick to her stomach all day. I wish you strength and my advice is to talk to her all the time and its okay to miss her like crazy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-5135290626234246742008-08-28T07:59:00.000-04:002008-08-28T07:59:00.000-04:00Hi Tosca, I just dropped off my oldest daughter a...Hi Tosca, I just dropped off my oldest daughter at college and I miss her terribly. I do ok and then for no apparent reason I sob. I try to remember that we did a great job raising her and that she is a wonderful human being - bright, articulate, self-assured and full of life. I guess we owe it to the world to share her. I also try to keep in mind what a great experinece she is having and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-61717043733608463802008-08-28T10:11:00.000-04:002008-08-28T10:11:00.000-04:00Hope you feel better Tosca.I went away for a year ...Hope you feel better Tosca.<br><br>I went away for a year to Australia to study and it was the best experience I ever had.<br><br>You should feel proud of yourself as a mom to give your child that experience as travelling/living abroad is one of the greatest things a young person can go through.<br><br>It gets easier. Hang in there.Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677027754929617008.post-78161836124687625142008-08-29T10:46:00.000-04:002008-08-29T10:46:00.000-04:00I hope that this can give you a little chuckle. M...I hope that this can give you a little chuckle. My son is 4 years old, and my little girl is 7 weeks. While I was pregnant with her my sister-in-law took my son to spend the night with her two boys. I'm a stay at home Mom, and my son has never been without me or his Dad for a full night. From the time they pulled away from my house I stood in my bedroom window waiting for them to come Sharonhttp://www.myspace.com/sweetcannibalnoreply@blogger.com