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of course u miss her but it will do u both good to have time away from each other. just enjoy, get out & do something u have been wanting to do. she's having a good time [i hope] so u might as well to. my boys use to go off for things & u do miss them alot. i always thought it made them appreciate home more.

You know, I really envy stay-at-home moms because you get to be able to spend most of your time with your children. . I might stop working in the future but only time will tell if I can stop. I know how it feels to be away from my daughter. It makes me sad every time I leave home and not be able to sleep beside my daughter every night. I have dealed with this for three years now. What I do, is I just try to do my work well especially for her. I just simply think that I'm doing my job for her own good.

I do remember my retreat when I was in elementary! For me, it is one of the wonderful moment in my life. Though I may not understand the real importance of it back then, my retreat help me a lot on how to deal with my inner struggles. I used to be a very shy child then since I am not confident enough and feel as though I am incomplete. We had an activity where we did trust walk and this helped me a lot to build my trust to other people around me as well as trust myself that's why when I entered high school, I was transform from a shy child to a confident child.

Hi ya Nhey16 You wait til she leaves home for good then, that is gonna be really hard! My kids are not old enough yet to be taking trips away with school. My son went to stay overnight at my friends house a while back now and I really missed him. I even sent a text message just before bedtime to tell my friend to tell him I said goodnigh and that I love him as I do every night. She didn't get the text until the following day but didn't tell him then either that I had sent it. I was a bit gutted she was being a bit 'whatever' about it!!

As a kid, sleeping over for the most legal and innocent reasons is one of the best things in our social life! I think that you should also ready yourself for more nights that she'll spend with her friends during her high school - sometimes this is necessary to complete certain projects, and sometimes birthday parties also have overnight stays for girlfriends :) Thanks for the response on my discussion!

It happens, children grow up and they will start asking for "freedom" and stuff. It is definitely understandable that it could cause unease to you now that it is the first time, but I am sure you can recall the first time you spent alone away from your parents. You must have missed them a lot, perhaps feel unconfortable alone as well. But overall, such experiences are necessary from an age so that a child can develop a self-support system. In my opinion, the best thing you can do now is support your child and show that you trust her. That way, when returing, the bounds between the 2 of you would have been even stronger and if she has a good time, you will receive credit for it as well. :)

I have had this experience many times. I missed my daughter when she was away but she was glad to get out and do something. It hurt me tha she did not miss me at all.

That actually happened to me a few months ago... i got sick to the point that i cannot take care of my daughter... and i was afraid that she might get whatever virus i have during that time... so i asked my in-laws to take her for one night... then she spent the next whole day and night at my parents' house... It was quite difficult for me and her... because the she did not sleep a wink the first night away from me... and i really missed her so much... to the point that i practically begged my mother to bring her home...

Hi there! I remember going away to a retreat/camp when I was a kid. I think the first time I was in 4th grade? I'm sure it was tough for my parents... I also remember going in 6th grade. Is this the first time your daughter has slept over somewhere else? I have an almost 5 year old and I figure she'll probably do sleepovers sometime within the coming year, but that's just overnight, not multiple days/nights. It was always fun for me, and I think for parents it just depends on the age of their child and how attached they are. Don't worry too much, will your daughter have a phone and be able to get ahold of you? When I was a kid, that option didn't exist but now that it does, I think I would use it if I could.

Hello Nhey, i don't have kids yet but i can see my mom in you when it was the first time that we have to sleep in another place. I think my first time was when i had my retreat too. Don't worry to much 3 day and 2 nights is not that much. She will surely be home in time. I know your daughter will surely learn a lot form the retreat and it will make her relationship with God closer. Act as if your daughter is at home so that you won't miss her a lot. Hope this helps.

Hi Nhey16, Oh, she will be fine and will enjoy herself and feel all grown up and you should take time out to relax and just see to the other kids, remember even little birdies got to learn to fly, anyway before you know she will be back under your feet again. Chin up. Hugs. Tamara

I don't have any kids but I know how it was for me when I was in school. We used to have school trips and we stayed for a whole week. I was so looking forward to those . I bet your daughter is exited. I'm sure she be fine, enjoy your peace and quiet for a couple of days.

I had to go through that and you know that I fixed it so that I would have my own thing to do. That way I would not miss my kids so much & we could talk about our experiences with each other when we got back together. I asked one of my friends if I could stay at her house and have a ladies night. She invited her friends over and we played cards and talked about thing's and had a nice time. We watched movie's that you could not watch with the kids around. We listened to old records on her record player. I can still do the twist and the mash potato! Ha ha We really had fun and then when the kids got back we talked for hours on what we got to do. They liked it and now it has become a routine for use when they go over friends. Hope this works for you!