'Despite the tragic reason for my departure, I realized leaving my husband and kids on occasion might actually be a good thing.'
"Despite the tragic reason for my departure, I realized leaving my husband and kids on occasion might actually be a good thing."When my first child was just an infant, I had the urge to run away. Just get away. Do those exotic things I used to do. Like sleep. Shower on a regular basis. Finish a sentence.My husband and I cashed in some credit card points and snuck off for a quick weekend in Vegas while my parents watched our baby.
My husband saw the bigger picture, too. We were demonstrating to our sons how it looks to put family first and care for one another. We can only hope they’ll do the same for each other in the future. I asked the kids to FaceTime me every night before bed, which they did faithfully, even when Dad was busy taking after-hours work calls. Seeing my babies’ sweet faces and chatting with them about school and friends was a welcome relief when I was knee-deep in medical advocacy, power-of-attorney paperwork, medication details, therapy protocols and keeping the family informed.I realized I don’t give my crew enough credit.
The little things I do for them — the Rice Krispies treats that magically appear in the car after school, the new socks that show up just as their old ones get holey, their favorite fishy crackers snuck into their lunchboxes — they notice these a whole lot more since my absence.Today, months later, I wake up to my son’s footsteps as he heads to the kitchen to pop in an Eggo and pour his juice. This didn’t use to be the case. I made breakfast, packed lunches and orchestrated dinner.
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