Brooke Shields‘ fairly child is all grown up.

The Blue Lagoon actress was very emotional after serving to her 18-year-old daughter Grier—who she shares with husband Chris Henchy—transfer right into a dorm room at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Despite beforehand joking about her pleasure in having Grier all grown up, Brooke revealed in a tearful video that she’s really all torn up over the school freshman’s departure from house.

“I am now officially an empty nester,” Brooke shared on Instagram Aug. 26, filming herself from the porch of the household home. “It’s so weird that she’s not here.”

But for Brooke, the silver lining in all of it’s that Grier is now along with her and Chris’ 21-year-old daughter Rowan, who has been learning at the identical school since 2021.

“But it’s not easy,” the 59-year-old continued, sharing that it was “really hard” seeing Grier off. “She started crying, and then I really started crying.”

Brooke added, “And then, I cried a good portion of the ride home.”