For Joanna Gaines, saying goodbye to her son is always a challenge. “Second year in college ..
. saying goodbye doesn’t get easier,” Gaines said. The mother of five also shared a message of support to parents facing similar circumstances.
“Lots of love to all the parents sending their kids off to school this season,” Gaines said. Fans flooded the comments in support of the Baylor University alum, and fellow parents shared their own struggles about saying goodbye to their children. “This brings back so many memories with our 4 children, it’s hard to let them go but they have to learn to fly and achieve their goals!!” one user said.
“Our children have been out of the house for 30 yrs and I still hate saying goodbyes,” said another. “I took my older daughter to start college in the US while we were living in Africa. I cried all the way back,” another user shared.
Drake, 19, is the eldest the five children, Gaines shares with her husband and fellow Magnolia cofounder, Chip Gaines. In February of 2023, Chip and Joanna opened up about how they spent their time following Drake’s first departure to college. Chip said it prompted him to soak up every moment with their youngest child, Crew.
“Because it seems like time was standing still, at the time, but then when you see your boy go off to college for real—well then, you certainly shift your attention to little Crew, and want to really practically live as if he were going to go off to college tomorrow, so .