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Location: Flat Rock,IL | My daughter left early this moring, moving to Nevada, with Max and two other horses, her two dogs and her cat.She was the last one at home, my baby.  |
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Location: Home of the World Famous "Silver Bullet" | my last one graduates in may. prayers for comfort. now.........get out there and do something !! |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | oh momma i know your pain. Prayers for her to stay safe and in touch with her momma.  |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | luluwhit - 2014-03-07 7:15 AM
oh momma i know your pain. Prayers for her to stay safe and in touch with her momma.
Did not think it would be this hard, my other two live close to home. I'm already wanting to go visit. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | My baby graduates in May, my daughter is 20 but thankfully still lives at home. There's days I complain about them (what parent doesn't) but it breaks my heart thinking about them leaving home. Hugs to you mom.  |
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Location: OH-IO | 
Just think on the bright side, she is chasing her dreams! Something some of us never took the chance to do!! |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | Kcaughran - 2014-03-07 8:22 AM luluwhit - 2014-03-07 7:15 AM oh momma i know your pain. Prayers for her to stay safe and in touch with her momma. Did not think it would be this hard, my other two live close to home. I'm already wanting to go visit.
yup.... its a horrible feeling that day. get busy. do a project you enjoy and grieve. tommorow will be better. |
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Location: In a happy place | I'm sorry Mom. Try to find comfort in that this is what we are here for....to raise them so that may go out and make a wonderful life for themselves and have their own fun doing it. It is so obvious you have done a good job. Try to focus on how happy she is. |
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Location: BFE, Idaho | I feel for you my only baby is graduating in May, but basically gone already, finishing H.S., full time job in the next town over, she stays in that town most nights with a friend as the drive home late is long and not a safe highway. (H.S. is halfway between work and home)
Only two weeks of alone and I am actually doing OK. Gonna have a great lawn/garden and lots of time to ride if it ever gets nice. |
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Location: Haslet, Texas | sorrel horse ranch - 2014-03-07 9:19 AM I'm sorry Mom. Try to find comfort in that this is what we are here for....to raise them so that may go out and make a wonderful life for themselves and have their own fun doing it. It is so obvious you have done a good job. Try to focus on how happy she is.
I love what you said here. My daughter is close and son is still at home while going to jr college but it is so much fun watching them turn into the adults you hoped they would become. Makes you feel very proud!!! |
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Location: Rodeos or Baseball games | O Lord. My oldest graduates in June........I am having a really tough time with this.
Time seemed to fly by.
Sending prayers to all having this trouble. |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | I believe she going to some horse training, for boyfriends dad this summer. She going to do 2 years online college, then go to human and horse chiropactic school, maybe in California. |
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Location: Northern CA | Where in Nevada? |
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | On one hand, I totally feel your pain, I am almost at this point in my life too. On the other hand, I see this post and can't help but think what a great job you must have done raising your daughter to be a young woman who is brave, adventerous, and willing to take some chances in life. Good for her and hugs to you!
Here's to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | halter_ego - 2014-03-07 10:33 AM
Where in Nevada?
Round mountain area. |
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| I love the Smoky Valley/Round Mountain area. The people I have met are very nice and welcoming. It is for the most part miners and cowboys. We spend a couple weekends over there for their saddle series and have made some really great friends.
I spoke to Suesan the other day. She said they do not have a schedule yet but Nancy, the other secretary gal, was back from vacation and they are going to get a schedule for races in the valley.
I know it hurts now but she really is going to a great community!
ETA How far away is she going to be from you? HUGS
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | cyount2009 - 2014-03-07 10:46 AM
I love the Smoky Valley/Round Mountain area. The people I have met are very nice and welcoming. It is for the most part miners and cowboys. We spend a couple weekends over there for their saddle series and have made some really great friends.
I spoke to Suesan the other day. She said they do not have a schedule yet but Nancy, the other secretary gal, was back from vacation and they are going to get a schedule for races in the valley.
I know it hurts now but she really is going to a great community!
ETA How far away is she going to be from you? HUGS
She got to get her horse use to the different ground out there...thanks for info. |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | cyount2009 - 2014-03-07 10:46 AM
I love the Smoky Valley/Round Mountain area. The people I have met are very nice and welcoming. It is for the most part miners and cowboys. We spend a couple weekends over there for their saddle series and have made some really great friends.
I spoke to Suesan the other day. She said they do not have a schedule yet but Nancy, the other secretary gal, was back from vacation and they are going to get a schedule for races in the valley.
I know it hurts now but she really is going to a great community!
ETA How far away is she going to be from you? HUGS
1873.46 miles away from home. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Hugs mom we all understand the pain And boy she moved along ways from home, is she driving herself and the horses to her new home? |
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Location: Texas | Hugs for you Mom! I know what you are going through! My daughter and son-in-law live 1400 miles away and just had a baby. I am so proud of the life they are making together but I miss them terribly. I hope you like to travel and can visit often!! Sounds like you did a great job with her! |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-07 11:08 AM
Hugs mom we all understand the pain And boy she moved along ways from home, is she driving herself and the horses to her new home?
No, she going with her boyfriend. She has been out there once already, about two months ago. This is his family business, http://www.candeefarms.com/ this is what her boyfriend does for living. |
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| From the other end of the perspective - I was that girl (the youngest of 4 kids) who moved away (about 1700 miles) from home at 18 to chase her dreams.
My parents and I talked every Sunday night. We made it a standard date to keep. I missed them like crazy as I moved for college and literally didn't know a soul.
Know this - she wouldn't be doing it if you hadn't instilled some fabulous life skills in her. I'd be willing to bet you have shaped a fabulous, strong, and amazing young woman who can and will take care of herself.
I live about 1200 miles from home now and still talk to my parents every Sunday night. We make the time to see each other in person a few times a year and I have introduced them to skype!
I know it is tough on mommas - hugs and prayers - take pride in knowing that your baby is soaring and chasing her dreams!! |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | lindseylou2290 - 2014-03-07 11:32 AM
From the other end of the perspective - I was that girl (the youngest of 4 kids) who moved away (about 1700 miles) from home at 18 to chase her dreams.
My parents and I talked every Sunday night. We made it a standard date to keep. I missed them like crazy as I moved for college and literally didn't know a soul.
Know this - she wouldn't be doing it if you hadn't instilled some fabulous life skills in her. I'd be willing to bet you have shaped a fabulous, strong, and amazing young woman who can and will take care of herself.
I live about 1200 miles from home now and still talk to my parents every Sunday night. We make the time to see each other in person a few times a year and I have introduced them to skype!
I know it is tough on mommas - hugs and prayers - take pride in knowing that your baby is soaring and chasing her dreams!!
Thanks...I've always told her to be somebody and go to college. She is vey brave young woman and more guts than me to do this. Her grandma, did the samething almost, from living in Maine to Texas and now IL...my dad was in the US Air force, when he met my mother.I told my husband, i wanted a little catahoula leopard puppy...because she has one that i just loved!. |
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Location: Texas | I can relate...... hugs to ya. |
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Location: bring on the heat, NV | We live about an hour and a half south of Round mountain, NV. My pm wont work ha ha but I was just going to say we brand in may and my side of the family brands in aprilish if she ever wants to come down we d happy to have her. On facebook you can look me up Ashly Higbee. |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | moapajetrider - 2014-03-07 1:03 PM
We live about an hour and a half south of Round mountain, NV. My pm wont work ha ha but I was just going to say we brand in may and my side of the family brands in aprilish if she ever wants to come down we d happy to have her. On facebook you can look me up Ashly Higbee.
Thank you, that is very sweet of you. |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | Kcaughran - 2014-03-07 2:32 PM
moapajetrider - 2014-03-07 1:03 PM
We live about an hour and a half south of Round mountain, NV. My pm wont work ha ha but I was just going to say we brand in may and my side of the family brands in aprilish if she ever wants to come down we d happy to have her. On facebook you can look me up Ashly Higbee.
Thank you, that is very sweet of you.
I sent you a message for friends on facebook and also my daughter's name too. |
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Location: My Own Little World | Well, we have an awesome equine community here in NV but boy will it be a shock of how expensive horse sports are out here. If she needs anything, let me know :)
I'm not looking forward to when my kiddos are gone :( |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | rodeorun68 - 2014-03-07 4:06 PM
Well, we have an awesome equine community here in NV but boy will it be a shock of how expensive horse sports are out here. If she needs anything, let me know :)
I'm not looking forward to when my kiddos are gone :(
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A very sad day for me.