You are my favorite everything. My favorite hug, my favorite kiss, my favorite part of the day. This is on my mind at the moment- because I am desperately fighting back tears. “Why Mommy? “You ask…because my boss just walked into my office at 11:14am- after attending his sons Kindergarten orientation. It’s clearly not that he was gone- but what he said. Some people have a way of sharing information in the most bizarre manner.
His epiphany is my fear and my reality. My boss works a lot and sacrifices so much to care for his family and maintain the extremely comfortable lifestyle he owns. In lieu of that statement, he often misses his children’s events, just as I miss some of yours. He said after leaving the orientation, he realized how important family is- how crucial it is to attend functions for his kids. He went on about all the parents who were not at the orientation and how sad it was to him.
If I could have bit my lip any harder I would have, instead I shrilled… “I am one of those people!” “I work from 8:30 in the morning to 6 at night, I miss half of my daughter’s life, It’s very sad” I was in full agreement.
To which he replied- “well, you have to do what you have to do”. I assume for me, this doesn’t include coming in late or leaving early.
Kaeley, I don’t get the luxury of picking you up from school, I miss your soccer practices, and I miss your school functions, your plays and PTA meetings. For all of this I am sorry. I know someday I will have what it takes to turn this around and start living the life we were meant to live, rather than be stifled by the one we are living.
It seems to me he could have chosen another person in the office to share this with. Instead of the single mom who shares custody and doesn’t get the blessing of going home every night to kiss her beautiful girl goodnight.
I know this post isn’t the most uplifting- so I will include a photo that makes me smile : ) You were a little tot here... I miss this day with you!
