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Jun
23
My oldest son is away at Boy Scout camp this week. He went last year, so it’s not like it’s the first time he’s been away from us for a week. That’s great for him, he wasn’t nervous at all, just really excited to go back.
But for me, not so great. For some reason it doesn’t get any easier for me whenever my kids are away from home for more than 1 night, no matter how often they’ve done it. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy time away from my kids once in awhile. But this is for an entire week! And it’s not like he’s with his grandparents, who are as protective as I am, maybe more.
I am a worrier, and there are a few things I’m anal about. Sunscreen. Bug spray. Safety. So sending my 12 year old off to scout camp, with the large lake, campfires, unrestricted access to sugar and caffeine, and all the other stuff that he loves about it, makes me crazy. I keep picturing him coming home sunburnt, covered with ticks and bug bites. And filthy.
Actually the filthy part is pretty much guaranteed.
In addition to my crazy completely reasonable worries, do you know how quiet it is to only have 1 child at home? No sounds of kids screaming at each other laughing and playing together? No name calling, no incessant bickering, no constant picking on each other?
The worst part of it is the sight of my youngest son moping around, bored to tears without his big brother to laugh/play/fight/bicker with. It’s so sad. They need each other. I need both of them. Home. Preferably right now.
No matter how many years he goes off to camp, I will still obsess worry. So while I am enjoying the one on one time with my youngest son, Tanner is always in the back of my mind. And I will be so happy when this week is over.
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Does it ever get easier? | Unexpected Bliss on July 8th, 2008 11:08 pm
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