Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Endings and beginnings

This weekend Scott and I, once again, embark on a new journey in life. We are about to learn what it means to be parents to a child that no longer goes to school, a child that has her own ideas about life; and in just a short couple weeks, a child who doesn't live at home. This is a tougher role to take on than I thought it would be. I find myself being a bit of a control freak and I worry constantly (already)about the decisions that she will make. I guess we just hope we did most of the right things and that she knows how to be a productive adult in society.

One of my biggest worries is that she will get out there (oh, and she is living with her birth dad when she moves out) and she'll decide never to see us again. I don't know if this feeling is normal, but it would kill me if she decided to make my worst fears a reality. There's more to this story than I can share on here that makes my fears a bit more legitimate, but I can't go into it on here.

Of course on the other hand we will be starting a journey with our middle daughter that we do understand...and that would be high school. We know whats involved in that. Lets see how this next 4 years goes with our 2nd child. I hope it's a bit less stressful than the last 4 years.

And then there's John and his whole life has been a new journey for us. So I guess we have learned that new journeys can be fun and exciting even in the midst of the uncertainty. So I can see how our newest journey might be a bit exciting and maybe even a bit fun. Fun in the way of seeing our oldest child make something of herself in the world. To follow her dreams and make them come true.

So here's to embarking on our new adventures in life.

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