Saturday afternoon Chelsea came over for lunch and to catch up. She sat on the kitchen counter as I leaned against the kitchen sink. Hours later we were caught up, tummies full, adventures planned, happiness assured, married life bliss, mother proud.
Even though Chelsea is 28 and Sacha 26 it is hard to believe at times that they are young adults living their lives away from our own. Yann and I have talked about the empty nest, that happened years ago, but there is something else that happens with the empty nest, layers. The first layer is when they left for University they left home but they still depended on us and came home for breaks and summer. Then the second layer they started their jobs, moved away and were independent and there was such joy and gratefulness that they were well and independent. Then the third layer was realizing that they are on their way and will never live at home again. Incredible how Yann and I dreamed of having a family, then those little birds hatched, grew, spread their wings and now have created their own nests.
Parenthood is an extraordinary adventure.
Even though our children live far away the bond is ever as strong. As my friend said regarding her daughter who lives far away from home, "… we are not physically close, but we are very close." It was exactly what I needed to hear.
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