If everything is going the way it’s supposed to, why am I so sad?
When “Toy Story 3” came out, I watched it with the kids, who were about 13 and 10 at the time. In the scene when Andy, the fictional kid in the movie series, was going off to college, I cried. It wasn’t one of those wiping-away-a-discreet-tear moments…I full-on cried. The kids did not get it.
Them: “Mom, what’s wrong?”
Me: “He’s going to college.”
Them: “That’s a good thing. He’s supposed to go to college.”
Me: “I know, but his mom is going to miss him.”
Yesterday we moved Jack into the dorms at Cal Poly, and today we took him out for breakfast, bought some supplies at the bookstore, and then said goodbye. That was 8 hours ago and I still haven’t recovered.
Lisa, that is such a sweet note. You love your kids so much.