I love being a mom. I have been blessed with five wonderful children. If I had it my way I would never let them go. I'd keep them near me always. I realize that at some point you have to let them lead their own lives. I am curerntly struggling with my oldest moving out and living on her own. I moved out and joined the military at 17. I didn't give it a second thought about my parents feelings. I couldn't wait to be out in the world on my own.

My oldest daugther Heather is 21 years old and until about two weeks ago she lived at home. Heather has a good job and friends here is Phoenix, Arizona. To my dismay, she has decided to stay behind instead of moving with us to Tennessee. Thoughts of kidnapping her and making her go anyway have crossed my mind. Is this wrong? :) For the record my husband is having even a tougher time. He has recently mentioned staying here in Phoenix so that he can stay near his baby.

Heather's new living situation would make a great sitcom. Heather, an outwardly quiet, shy girl that works for TSA, loves to draw and listen to loud music has moved into a house with two male roommates. Lets call it "Two guys and a girl". The two guys build and ride motorcycles for a living. One is a Russian named Mike. I don't know why that amuzes me but it does. Mike is currently laid up with a broken leg. Adam the other roommate has a broken collar bone