As I was setting the table for dinner tonight it struck me that our table is looking like this more and more often. No, we aren't eating tacos more frequently. Count the plates. Five. Not six. There is an empty spot more and more often as Sarah becomes busier and busier with school, work, lacrosse, and socializing. Really this has been increasing in frequency since high school began. Some nights it has annoyed me. Some nights it hasn't phased me. But tonight, it really hit me. An empty place. That will be empty more and more frequently. That may be empty semi-permanently after this Senior year of high school is complete. And only to be followed by more empty places. I felt a little empty inside. And I might have cried a little. I might still be crying a bit. As fun and exciting as it is to see your kids grow up, and learn, and become more independent, it is hard, too. And the hard is coming. All too soon.
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Oh, this breaks my heart. I'm already mourning my girls growing up and moving on, so sometimes I ask Amelia if she'll stay and live with me forever, and she says, "Okay, Mommy."
It does happen so fast. People always told me that and it always annoyed me when they did, but they were telling the truth!
I'm glad you posted this. I'm going to make a goal to savor my children (especially MK because she will be leaving me the fastest) more before they fly away.
Oooh, that's sweet. Why are my eyes leaking?!?
I think I'll run home and give my mom and dad a hug now.
I stand by my old advice: Don't blink! Enjoy when she's there and know that other's are enjoying her when she's not!
It is so bitter sweet to watch them grow into these amazing young women and men. I also worry that I am inadequate to teach them all they need to know before they are gone. Enjoy the time you have with her! Love you!!!
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