CommuterMom: Missing You…
I took my first trip away from home without CommuterGirl. Yes, she is 13 months old, and other than going to school, and spending an evening with Grandma, she has never left my side. I learned a lot on this trip.
1. On the plane I can read People Magazine (or my book if I choose to be more literary) and nobody is going to bother me for anything other than to offer me a drink and a bag of pretzels.
2. I missed CommuterGirl, but I survived.
3. CommuterDad CAN handle everything on his own. Walking the dog and getting CommuterGirl off to school is possible when there is only one of you.
4. Two nights was long enough.
5. I’m extremely grateful for CommuterGirl’s teachers. Reading her daily notes when I got home helped me feel like I hadn’t missed so much!
6. I love camera phones. The highlights of my trip included the pictures CommuterDad sent of CommuterGirl.
7. No matter how much you want to wake your daughter up when you get home from a business trip, don’t do it. (Luckily, I didn’t have to learn that one the hard way!)
8. It is true, you never love anything as much as your own child. Being away from CommuterGirl for the first time since she was born really proved that to me.
Oh, and yes, it was a productive trip from a work perspective as well. The next trip - 4 nights...can I handle it?!?!
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1 comments:
I can totally relate, CommuterMom. I have to travel more with my new job than I ever have before. My daughter is now four but she was almost three when the trips increased in frequency and length. It is still hard sometimes but I manage and she does beautifully. Her dad is great and has it completely handled while I am gone. And an international cell phone plan is beautiful thing when you are missing the sound of your family from far, far away!
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