Joanna Gaines Says Daughter Leaving for College Felt 'Different' Than Son

Joanna Gaines has experience sending a child off to college, but something about saying goodbye to her daughter felt “different.” During an appearance on the Today show on Tuesday, August 19, Gaines, 47, revealed that dropping her daughter Ella, 18, off at school was a difficult task — even though she went through the process with her oldest child, Drake, 20, a few years ago. (Joanna shares five children with husband Chip Gaines: Drake, Ella, Duke, 17, Emmie, 15, and Crew, 7.) “My oldest son is now a junior in college, and I feel like, ‘Hey, I’m getting the hang of it every time he leaves. It’