A firsthand account from a dear friend who volunteered at Villamor
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School and a Mixed Bag of Emotions
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
This is so touching. I think your friend has just embodied what every one of us must be feeling. On the other hand, enough with the politicking already! Hay!
ReplyDeleteYour friend has a very kind and generous heart. I hope more people are like her instead of those bickering in the midst of the chaos. We always have a choice...to be part of the solution or not...she chose rightly.
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