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i went to undergrad away from home and my parents encouraged it. However, after graduation i returned home and lived with my parents during my "between time" and most of graduate school. I moved out (like 15 minutes away) and they acted like the world was going to end.
I was so confused! I thought they wanted me to be out on my own, but then when it happened they laid a guilt trip on me. They LOVED it when i went away at 18, but when i was "officially grown" i guess it hit harder because they realized i would not be coming back to live with them (Lord Willing). It has taken us a couple of years to adjust into a healthy pattern. My mom used to call me all hours of the day and night for me to come over the house, then cry when i left. Mind you, i live FIFTEEN minutes away. Nowadays, we are cool. I just make sure that I talk to my parents a couple of times a week, and i try to go to the same service with them at church. I'll take my mom to the movies every once in a while or watch a game with my dad.
I guess they had delayed reaction empty nest syndrome.
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