Just read the past few days and I have to say I understand your ambvilence (is that spelled right?) about David starting school.
I still remember the horror of putting Rob (his name was Bobby then) on that big impersonal bus and watching him being taken off to face the cold cruel world without the "mommy buffer".
For years now my mantra has been, "Roots and Wings". It seems that just about the time you get used to the latest milestone, they reach the next one and the Mom adjustment begins again!
It really is all good - terrifying and heartbreaking, but good. ((((Rachel))))
Hey, Maryanne! Thanks for the comfort! I always appreciate your reflections on the neurotic mom thing and how you put it all into perspective! If you survived the school years, so can I!
Duckie...I wouldn't want you to change a thing...I like that you are so comfortable when we visit that you don't feel like you have to dress up for us. :)
I'm a smart ass, but I have a very big heart. I love creating pretty little things out of glass or fibers. I am a pathetic singer, but do it with so much passion. My alter ego is a quiet court reporter taking depositions and hearings around town. I love everything about what I do... at work, at home, at the torch, with my camera... Right now I am having the time of my life.
A Zonnestraaltje is a "little ray of sun". It's a Dutch word that I have been fond of for over ten years now, and it's become part of my persona. I used to hope it described my personality, but the more I look around my little world, I realize it describes what I should experience in life... look beyond the gloomy to fully see the sparkling side of life. Catch the moments that come floating down to me on little rays of sun...soak them in, and be thankful for that time.
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Just read the past few days and I have to say I understand your ambvilence (is that spelled right?) about David starting school.
I still remember the horror of putting Rob (his name was Bobby then) on that big impersonal bus and watching him being taken off to face the cold cruel world without the "mommy buffer".
For years now my mantra has been, "Roots and Wings". It seems that just about the time you get used to the latest milestone, they reach the next one and the Mom adjustment begins again!
It really is all good - terrifying and heartbreaking, but good. ((((Rachel))))
loved it!
but dude...i needed a better outfit on those days! i look *so* unfashionable! :P
and i love those pics of R, too. you'll need to email them to me! hee hee!
Hey, Maryanne! Thanks for the comfort! I always appreciate your reflections on the neurotic mom thing and how you put it all into perspective! If you survived the school years, so can I!
Duckie...I wouldn't want you to change a thing...I like that you are so comfortable when we visit that you don't feel like you have to dress up for us. :)
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