I had twin sons and they both for college on the same day. I was 48 at the time. I thought I would love it, but I discovered that I had prepared them to leave but had not prepared myself for their leaving. I felt lonely and so empty without being needed as a mother and it took some time to get over that. One is married now with three young children and is only 100 miles away, and the other is in the Air Force in Alaska, 3600 miles away so I only see him about once a year.