Back To One

I did it….after I kiss his cheek and tell him I love him I get back in the car as quickly as possible….because the tears are falling. He always looks back and I always wave…I give myself until we are out of the airport to cry…and then I allow no more tears.

This is what having adult children is….you must allow them to fly…you must allow them to be happy in their lives…you must allow the joy of that independence to be your trophy that you did a good job with your adult children.

When they come home have their favorite foods, make them a basket of some sort of their fave snacks waiting in their rooms…make the house cozy, their rooms inviting. Be patient with their towels everywhere and their dirty dishes…make their favorite foods…hug them often…

Hopefully we will see our adult children again in March and maybe another time this summer….

I am thankful for FaceTime and texting….things I didn’t have when I was in college….

Now back to resting before we reset and do inventory and take down all the Christmas decor at home and work….I am grateful to have money to pay all the bills and can’t wait for all the projects I have planned for the year.

How do I cope with my adult children being gone? You reinvent yourself…you try new things…you don’t sit around and mourn for their childhood….you enjoy where you are…:

I am sure this sounds horrible but I have no desire for grandchildren right now…someday…maybe…but for now let’s just enjoy where we are!