Joanna Gaines anticipates emotional challenges as her daughter Ella prepares to leave for college. She reflects on the impending departure and acknowledges that it may feel more difficult than when her son Drake moved out. Joanna and Ella share a close bond, often engaging in activities together, making her departure feel like losing a friend. Ella is excited to attend college and establish her identity independent of her parents' fame, expressing a desire to be known for herself rather than as Joanna's daughter.
Ella, our second kiddo, she's graduating this year. So we're going through that again with another kid leaving the nest and trying to stay emotionally stable.
With Ella, we love to go to antiques shops, plant shops, and go get coffee-that's our rhythm. I kind of feel like I'm losing a friend in my everyday life.
She's excited about going somewhere and just being known for her. She's like, 'I don't want anyone knowing that you're ... I just want to go and be myself.'
I think there's an emotional difference. I feel a much bigger hole in my life than I did when my son moved out.
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