Letting go
Today Ethan left with Grandma and Grandpa to spend the week with them on his own. This is his first trip away from home by himself, and I think Paul and I are more worried than Ethan will ever get. It's funny, to feel the parental pangs - yes, a break for us and down to answering the cries of one child, but will he be ok? We will miss him, his fighter jet noises, his running to the potty, his cries for snacks, and his "you know what? i love you's".
As a child I vividly remember making my aunt, who was only a town away, call my mom in the middle of the night for comfort - I know I was young and I know I rarely went far without my mom. I know Ethan loves his grandparents so much, he wouldn't even think twice of worrying. But I do secretly hope he misses us at some point.
posted by bleusky @ 11:04 AM
1 Comments:
he will, miss you, of course....but, ah, a week with the grandparents is buckets of fun. I remember the first time my eldest left with Grandma for two days-- I think I actually wept-- and then I went to the grocery store with only one, put just one to bed and found myself not too exhausted for a glass of red wine....and realized maybe a little break now and then is not such a bad thing:)
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