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Kate Gosselin Is “Cherishing Every Moment” Before Her Twin Daughters Go to College

Paulina Jayne Isaac

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: TV personality Kate Gosselin arrives at NBCUniversal's 2015 Winter TCA Tour - Day 2 at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 16, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

Cue the tears! Kate Gosselin is cherishing every moment spent with twins Mady and Cara before they leave for college. As most parents can understand, it's obviously extremely emotional having to say goodbye to a child — let alone two at the same time.

The Kate Plus 8 star took to Instagram to share that her 17-year-old daughters will be leaving home soon. The mama shared a mirror selfie of Mady (looking quite grown up!) wearing a grey sweater and ripped jeans. "❤️ #GrowingUp #Beautiful #Mady #LimitedTimeLeftAtHome #CherishingEveryMoment," she captioned the sweet pic.

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Recently in honor of the twins' birthday, Kate shared a throwback photo of the girls. "And then you blink, and they TURN SEVENTEEN!! Happy birthday to my girls! My heart hurts because you're almost adults and will soon leave for college, yet it smiles because I am seeing who you've become: brilliant, beautiful, kind, caring, logical, responsible, empathetic, honest, amazing individuals! I love you both SO VERY MUCH!” she shared on Instagram.

Kate is also mom to 13-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Alexis, Hannah, Leah, Collin and, Joel with ex-husband Jon. “It’s the day I have feared since they were born,” she said in a previous Kate Plus 8 promo about her sextuplets becoming teenagers. “To think that when the little kids are in college and my house is empty? I can’t fathom it.”

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But, even though Kate is feeling sentimental about having her twins leave the house — she's already looking forward to being a grandma! "Six of my kids could have babies in the same year – I could essentially have sextuplets all over again," Kate told People. "And you just know my kids will all say, 'Oh, you've handled more than this, you can babysit, you're fine.' I did my uptight parenting thing. I can't wait to be the grandparent who is older and wiser, and who is able to swoop in and out, and offer advice and be more laidback." Well, we think those days are still a little ways off!

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