Monday, March 9, 2009

Feelings



Since I am in this mood of posting about my children, here is what is going on this week.
Today, my Son leaves for a week long excursion with the school.  He returns this Friday.  I am trying to be strong and supportive of him.  I am trying to let him know that I will miss him without totally showing the true way I feel, (which is like this):

I feel like 10 years old is a little young for a class trip, but what can I say.  I would never not let him go.  He is excited to go and be without us!  I know that he will grow in this week.  And I especially know that he is ready.  He is a mature child and consistently shows us how responsible he is.

I was being strong and not crying until my daughter, who looks up to her big brother like he is the king of the world writes this note:

"I will miss you very much.  I will be thinking about you.  I love you."  She draws a heart at the bottom and then another little image of a girl and boy holding hands.

I lost it last night.  She is such a sweetheart.  
We are all going to miss him, think of him and we all love him.  

10 comments:

mythopolis said...

Your children seem very sweet. It is hard letting go. You're wonderful parents, I am sure!

Gabriela said...

You should post the drawing, it is SO cute.

He'll be home before you know it (hopefully he won't be crying becausehe's home like Margarita!). :)

Brenda said...

It is so hard when our children start leaving for the first time.. . I don't think it ever really gets easier (at least for some of us!)

mythopolis said...

Its always a little scary, I think, to let your child loose to experience things...it was not easy to send my child to school each day...to Kindergarten even...sending him off to college years later, was not any easier. Its always been such a balancing act of being protective, on the one hand..and allowing the son or daughter the room to explore.

FancyHorse said...

It is hard to let them go, but I remembered how much fun I had at camp, etc., and wanted the same sort of fun for my children.

Was it with the school? When my chilren were in 5th grade (about 10 years old), their class went to Cades Cove, Tennessee for a week long environmental camp. They loved it! (They were two years apart, not twins as it might have sounded.)

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Betty said...

These are the first steps of letting you kids go. Why is it sooo hard? I hate it!!

BLOGitse said...

free, free, let them free...
we say (i don't know how correct this is in English, sorry!)

less thight the bond more stronger it is...

hm...not very good but hopefully you get the idea..

If you know how to say that correct pls tell me!

I have 2 adult boys - excellent relationship...and we all live in differerent countries...

Scriber's Web said...

I thought I left a comment here but don't see it. Maybe I am now officially crazy?

It is very very hard to let go of kids. Specially when they are this little! But the school wouldn't take them if they were not 100 percent sure that the kids would be safe.

Both my boys are in college now and I cried for days when that happened.

However, they come back. Every opportunity they get. With laundry and appetites.

And boys always love their Moms.

lizzy-loo said...

when r went on this trip i felt the same way. he is only 10. you will make it and you will see what a great experience they have. you are doing a great job.

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

This post encapsulates what motherhood is truly like, the oppositional feelings of "Go ahead and grow up" and "Don't go!" Love the note, esp. with the little pic at the bottom. So sweet.