The End of Summer
We are slowly turning into the end of summer once again. Or, if not the end of the actual months of summer, the end of the twins’ break from college.
In May, I told myself not to think about it until August, but now that it’s almost August, I am thinking about it. A lot. We’ve already plotted out the fall visit, and they’ll be home for Thanksgiving and winter break. But it is hard to mentally stay in the now.
I love it when the kids are home. I love having them around and hanging out with them at night or on the weekends. They are the best company. And while I love catching up with them via FaceTime when they’re far away, it’s different knowing I can walk into a room and give someone a hug.
Two years into this, and I am still so sad.
But that is only because they are such cool human beings.
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Sending love and hugs! They have the best mum…:
I know this may not be possible to predict, but it could be that their schedule after they graduate may have more flexibility and allow for living close and seeing each other more frequently.
Our teenager is already planning a full summer away next summer – mostly working at a rural sleepaway camp that she has attended for many years – and it is a wonderful place and I am gearing up for her being gone. Up until now, it has been 2 weeks for sleepaway camp and another few days with grandparents (in-laws) .. . but that’s the point of raising these wonderful people? Ours could be like my husband who flew away for college and grad school and always came back to his family (I never came back to mine and then they moved a continent so I couldn’t.) Hang in there and get hugs in now.
What an amazing gift to have older kids that you love spending time with. Although “gift” makes it sound like you had nothing to do with that, which I think isn’t true. Thinking of you, I imagine these repeated transitions are so difficult. 💜