Today it happened. It is what I had been dreading and hadn't even realized how much.
Two girls came and asked if "Ben" could come play with them. Older girls. My first thought was: "NO." But Mike was home and I knew what he would say. So, I started to let go a little bit.
Mike went over the rules with him while he scrambled around getting his shoes on and washing his face.
1) Don't go in the house.
2) You can't play in the road.
He did fabulously, coming home when called, excited because he had an invitation for tomorrow. He came home asking "what grade am I in?"
While all this was happening, his sister had a breakdown. She is three and can't cross the street yet. And she wasn't invited. She took solace in a bath with new bath toys I had put away for a crisis. Today was that crisis.
Mom and Kyri are doing fine. And I'm realizing it has started.
3 comments:
Just remember that you are the wind beneath his wings that will allow him to fly.
Hugs to you. It's hard letting go- I will have to do that Wednesday when Jon Paul leaves for Basic. And then the following Saturday, Denise will move her things into the house where she will be staying. Although she says she will come around during the days in the following week- just to "stay in our hair" for awhile longer.
I was thinking about this after we got off the phone. It didn't dawn on me at the time you were telling me, but that is a HUGE step. Way to go Mom! So exciting for B and so hard at the same time for you. And then the middle child in me is totally sympathizing with Kyrie. I know exactly how she feels, I've been there. Thankfully (though she may not realize it now) she does have a little sister who in a year or two will be right there whenever she gets left behind.
We have definitely been going through this, too, after moving to our new neighborhood 1 1/2 years ago. It's hard sometimes to know where to set the boundaries. There are definitely some friendships I want to encourage and some I want to discourage!
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