Another of Life's Bittersweet Moments

Life is full of changes.
With my birth, my parents' life changed.
I fell in love and married, my life changed.
Our son was born, our life changed.
My husband died, bang life changed again.

With the change of life, I decided to move to another state, leaving my son with our house in Florida.

On Monday, I'll be moving with the rest of my stuff. A friend will be moving in here with my son. They just popped in for lunch. My son was surprised at all the stuff I was taking from the kitchen.

"You're taking everything!"

"You don't cook."

"Me and T are gonna start cooking."

When he was assured that I was leaving all the spices and the things he likes to eat, he was relieved.

I was chuckling to myself, wondering what "gonna start cooking" looks like to the 21 year old crowd.

It's another bittersweet moment in the life of a parent, like when we dropped him off at school on the first day of Kindergarten. The little guy was so nervous and unsure of being at school without us close by. We were letting him go, just a little bit, just as it should be, but just a little sad.

Bittersweet.

My little guy isn't so little anymore. So many years later, I leave him with a fully furnished house and a bright outlook for his future. He's going to be fine and so will I.

Missing that little guy and his dad right now.

Reviews

[Creepy Swine Guy]

Boy this really brought back some stuff. I have a picture of my daughter on my boat holding up a fish (her first smallmouth bass). In those days I was the all knowing god of humanity named Daddy. Though my title is tha same, nothing else is even close. She's 14 now and works me into her schedule when she can. Kissing dad is an embarassing chore that is done in private whenever possible.

Sigh!

Your piece really hit home. Really!

[Blackbirdsong]

This is a well written personal essay of this time in your life and a time that all parents go through...but I thought it was the birdies who were supposed to leave the nest and not the other way around. :)