The Bittersweet Emotion of Parenthood.
Today is one of those stake in the ground days of any Parents' life.
An early rise to take your child to the station for them to spread their wings.
Everyone in the car have their own unspoken emotion. Everyone is holding everything in - trying not to upset the other.
A melting pot of emotion.
The day he arrived he caused a flurry. A quick labour, so much so that when I made a call to go to hospital the voice at the end of the phone said "can you wait, we are a bit busy right now - oh no it sounds like you can't."
2 hours 10 minutes.
Then his first moments there was no cry.
They took him out the room and those moments were seemed an age. Where has he gone? Why was there no cry? Then from outside a cry. The whole of my being showed the relief.
He has made up for his silent entry into the world ever since!
The whirlwind of my son.
So back to today,
So proud of the obstacles he has overcome in his life already.
When my lip pursed hugging him farewell at the station, I could see his eyes smart,
He avoided looking back - which was wise.
He is only gone a few days as his accommodation is not ready. It is however the first day of his course.
His dad was trying to be level headed.
"Well done, we did it.", he said as our boy walked away.
Although parenthood has not finished, it has changed a little.
We hugged - the the tears naturally and silently rolled down my cheeks as we walked back to the car.
"How do you feel?" "Weird".
Hmmm... Me too.
What a difference a day makes.
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