Moved Out and Moving On

Townhall.com ^ | 12/06/03 | Neil Cavuto

[thesummerwind]

"I think it would be fun to do a semester in Europe, Dad."

Not Italy. Those Italian guys ........

[Lazamataz]

She is growing up and happy about it. I am growing older and not happy about it.

Quit whining. Some of us don't have daughters (or sons) to mourn the loss of.

[Lazamataz]

Not you, summer. Neil.

[Trust but Verify]

This column must be part of the process for Neil. I wonder if there are any other children, or if she is an only?

[Lazamataz]

This column must be part of the process for Neil.

Okay. Still makes me want to take out the sawed-off little twerp with a clothesline takedown.

[raybbr]

Well.... You'd have to knock him out of his wheelchair. Might be fun to watch.

[Timesink]

Wheelchair? His MS isn't that bad is it?

[raybbr]

I say him in an interview and he was sitting in it. I don't know if he needs it all the time. Sort like FDR. It's not for public display.

[Savage Beast]

Let go of her. You're thinking of yourself, and you're being sefish. If you love her--and you obviously do--be happy that "she's more confident, less scared, more eager to tap all of life's possibilities." Do you really want her parents to be the center of her life??? I didn't think so. And you don't want her to feel guilty about it either.

Learning to release and let go is an important part of growth. It's easier to let go if you can find something fulfilling to help replace.

You'll never stop loving your daughter, but you can release her to live her life, and you can find something fulfilling to make the release a bit easier.

Good luck!
Abb... Oops! I mean Savage Beast

[whipitgood]

Thanks for the heads-up. summer. I have three who will be heading the same way in a few years. I have a burning resentment for the people who give the US a tax burden which forces us to work about twice as much as we would otherwise. Seems like the time I have to spend with my kids (while they still think dear ol' dad is fun)is being stolen to pay my taxes. I still get to see them quite a bit as I work at home and home school the kids.

[ZChief]

I'm in the same boat as Neil and you know, there is something special, something satisfying and comforting in whining about it. At the same time that I whine and complain I know I am letting her go but she will always be the little girl that burried her head into my shoulder when the moon was scarry to her as the fast moving clouds covered and uncovered it.

Recently while at home she was hurting from a somewhat painful relationship with a friend from school. I got to shield her with my shoulder one more time.

[cricket]

"Quit whining. Some of us don't have daughters (or sons) to mourn the loss of."

Come one! Do you turn off commercials that have children in them - watch 'only adult' messages?

Neil is one of Fox's brightest stars! Love him,and his 'humor and truth in wisdom'. Financial, political and yes; Fatherly.

Do you have a dog?

[cajungirl]

Laz, Cavuto has given some of the most stirring America loving commentaries on tv that I have seen. He loves this country, loves his daughter. I love Cavuto. so quit ragging on him. Drink another cup of coffee. Have some bran. You will feel better.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Quit whining. Some of us don't have daughters (or sons) to mourn the loss of.

I'll bet it's not too late!

[ILBBACH]

A couple of years ago, my sister, her husband, and their little boy moved in with our folks after they sold their house and were still looking for a new one. They lived there for about two months and my mom cried when they moved out!

I guess no matter what, it's always hard to let your kids go. (Although she didn't cry when I finally got my own place after 1 1/2 years, dammit!)

[thesummerwind]

Seems like the time I have to spend with my kids (while they still think dear ol' dad is fun)is being stolen to pay my taxes.

Yes, that time is being stolen by the bizarre tax burden.

Then again, many Americans are way to enslaved by their own voracious consumptive needs. Go figure.

Living a little more simply gives me much more time with the ones I love. Take care!

[Ditter]

Quit whining Neil! Life is hard & then you die!

[lowbridge]

The article reminds me of the following movie:

[thesummerwind]

That daughter was a hottie!