tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post4138605756297570905..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Mama's got separation anxietySheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-56434684187872737182011-12-23T12:18:53.516-05:002011-12-23T12:18:53.516-05:00I can relate.
Son 1 used to stand in the window...I can relate. <br /><br />Son 1 used to stand in the window screaming for me not to leave everyday as I left for work. It didn't help that I *wanted* to stay home with him, and that I never really signed on for the long-term stay-at-home Dad option. I felt this as a loss -deeply- as I left to go to the office every day(and yes, I felt some resentment too). <br /><br />I missed my son every minute I was at work. It was heartbreaking if I had to go on a business trip - something I used to enjoy.<br /><br />It took 2 more sons and many more years before I could enjoy an evening out without the kids. Son 1was 4, almost 5, before I got there. Even now, I don't enjoy it for more than ~ 3 hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-75672778346215404472011-12-22T15:26:43.397-05:002011-12-22T15:26:43.397-05:00I would have loved it, I'm sure. I just was t...I would have loved it, I'm sure. I just was too chicken to face four hours of total car time for a kid who falls asleep in the carseat and whose whole schedule is thrown off for days if he does. >sigh< He was easier as a newborn. By an order of magnitude. And he wouldn't have destroyed your apartment at that age, either.<br /><br />But I confess I did feel jealous when I heard how much fun John had without me. It was, by all reports, a great party.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-55457910677234007912011-12-22T13:43:25.100-05:002011-12-22T13:43:25.100-05:00Should have come to our party. ;)Should have come to our party. ;)Conquistadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578730646460628620noreply@blogger.com