Do you miss your kids when they're not near you?

I have a 28yr.old and 26yr.old daughters bot grown with 2 children of their own. my older girl lives about 2 miles from me and the other around 60miles away. I see or talk to them everyday. when i don't (esp. the younger one) i worry until i do. I miss them terribly. I also have a 12yr. and 13yr. old sons--this is the first day of summer vacation and i wish i was missing them! Really, even with all their bickering i worry if they are not at home so i can make sure they are alright. I think thats just a mother thing.

aww man I miss my boys terribly they live in Ky and I havent seen my oldest in 1.5 years hopefully this christmas.. My other son left the begining of April. I miss thier hugs seeing their smiles. Hell I even miss them being a pain in my rump lol Now that they have the same cell service I do they call me everyday but it just isnt the same. I know they miss thier mommy too

I assume that most of the friends responded to this discussion are ladies. It is quite natural that the maternal bondage is stronger. Still I, a father of two daughters occasionally feel like I am missing my daughters and two lovely grand daughters who are away in Bangalore, which is more than 450 miles away. I cannot miss a single day without talking to them over the phone. Our children are always dear to us, no matter what age they are.

My sons, who are both in their 30's live a good 2 1/2 hour drive from my house. They usually come home for holidays, but I still miss them. It took years for me to change their bedrooms, I used to have everything the way it was when they lived here, and I had their pictures on the dressers,and I would go in and look at them. After about 10 years, I changed the rooms. My daughter lives close by, so I can see her more often, but she's so busy working and going to school that we don't have much time to spend together. I also have a nephew who I raised from the time he was 2 years old. He's just like one of my sons, and he lives so far away I only get to see him a couple of times a year. I talk to him on the phone usually at least once a week, but I miss him every day. I wish the whole family could live closer. I would be perfectly happy to have them all live with me in a huge house.

Yup, very much so. In fact I'm dreading the day that my two kids will get married and leave us--an empty nest...I'd really feel so lonely. As of now I'd like to enjoy my kids as much as I can. The same goes with my husband...It's tough, but we just have to accept this small fact about life...

Yes I do miss my kids, we all live close by each other, but we are all very busy. I also miss my grandkids even more. I would really like to spend more time with them.

Out 2 eldest are married and both have teenage children , our youngest still lives with us , And YES pal I miss them when I don't see them , and our eldest are in their 40's :) :) xx

I miss the one in town with me, as I have been too busy for the kinds of things I would like to do. I am in Minnesota right now visiting the one that is 700 miles from me and I miss her all of the time.

I have only one child, but I always miss her. I feel that she is too far from me. She is in NY and lately we both are busy. I am going to see her this summer for sure.

I have 3 children. My daughter (31) lives 6 miles from me. My sons (29 & 26) live on the coast in Mississippi and I in Tennessee near Nashville. I miss them terribly. I also have 3 grandsons down there that I rarely get to see. Oh, a few times a year. My daughter has seven children and I see them almost everyday. In fact, one if not more is almost always with me. I wish we all lived in the same area. I worried about all of them so much. The boys more since they are so far away. We will always worry about them and be there for them. When they are away we just need to keep in touch.

Yes, I will miss my child very much if I am away from him. This is a common feeling for mothers. I will wonder how he is. I will often make a call to my family to ask my son's situation. After all, he is still a little child. I love China

I have three children, ages 14, 16 and 18. I have to work all the way across the country from them right now. They are with my husband while I work. I miss them very, very much. I talk to them on the phone and they text me. I know that my husband takes very good care of them but I still miss them terribly. I am very close to them and they are my whole life. I miss them and I miss my husband very, very much.

I have three and only one lives close...I am almost used to not seeing the others and communicate by phone and computer.....there are days though that I really miss them....

I have 6 kids and one grandson and let me tell you I miss them terribly when they arent near. When my oldest son was 20 he met a gal fell in love and moved to Texas abot a two day drive from me I cried for a week I felt so lonely I missed him terribly even with all my other kids here. About a week after he moved my oldest daughter moved out to go live with her bf just across town but there I go bawling again cause I missed her. Now my son that moved to Texas is back home after 6 years we are all close we all see each other daily and its great, but I know eventually they will all leave the nest and go in other directions but felling the way I do I now understand how my mother must have felt when we all moved away and I feel kida bad about leaving her after she was so attached to the grand kids as I am to my grandson I have to see him everyday or i miss him I dread they day if ever they move away I feel I will shrivel up and die.

Well my son, DIL and the 1 grandson live with me, when I go on vacation, I do miss them so much. My oldest daughter and grandkids always lived within walking distance to me, now they live about 40 minutes from me. I miss them so much, I feel that they live across the country from me. I like having my family close by. I never could understand how people can move across the country from family members, not me. I have 2 sisters that live in another state, I don't like it. I hope your daughter and SIL come back big winners.