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If you follow this blog, you know that we will be moving to South Carolina in a month or two. The kids seem to be handling it well so far. Part of that might be because nothing has really changed in their life yet. They still go to the same school, see their same friends and have the same routine.
In preparing for our move, I thought I would make up some cards, address them and add stamps to give to their friends so they could send them to my kids to let them know that they are thinking about them. My plan is to give about five cards to a couple of their close friends. Then every couple of weeks or so, they could drop a quick note in the mail.
I thought it would make it easier for the parents of the friends to drop a little note if I already had most of it done for them. I thought that my kids would enjoy getting letters in the mail from their friends back in Lee’s Summit and that they haven’t totally forgotten about them. Life tends to get busy and people don’t stay in contact like we used to so I would just assist in the process.
Am I being over-protective? Am I over-stepping boundaries to ask the parents to do this? Maybe it’s my own insecurities coming through. The more I strive to be part of the “in” crowd; I realize that I’m changing myself into someone that I’m not. Then I’m frustrated with the quality of the relationship. I’m mad at myself because I changed who I was. I’m annoyed because I allowed what I thought was ideal become something that it wasn’t. I need to realize that some people have never left high school and will continue to live in that fantasy. I can’t control that. I need to just be me. I will develop close, more meaningful relationships.
What do you think?
May 4th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Well the real question that needs to be asked is, what is going to happen when they run out of self addressed stamped envelopes? They will probably quit sending notes. My 2 cents worth is to save the money, this is part of lifes lessons, the kids will be fine and forget about KC when they make new friends in SC. Mom you can’t make your kids life perfect forever. They are young they will heal quick. Just go and have a GREAT time in the new place !!!!!
May 4th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I think this is a beautiful idea!! I know I would appreciate it if one of my kids were amongst their friends.