Change

I don’t do well with change.  Any change.  Even though I know that “the only thing that never changes is that everything changes.” – Louis L’Amour

Go ahead, ponder that on a Friday night.

Nevermind.

Back to change.  I don’t like it.  I want everything to stay the same.  Just as it is.  I don’t want people to move.  I want everyone to stay.  Stay right where you are.  Don’t go anywhere.  Stay.  Sit.

So yesterday I got to daycare to pick up Reynolds and I saw on the dry erase board: “We’ll miss you Mia!”  At which point I said to Reynolds’ teacher, “oh, is Mia moving up?”  Thinking that, naturally, it’s probably abut that time for her to move to the next class.

🙁

WRONG.

I wasn’t prepared for the answer: “No, they’re moving to Charlotte.”…………………………”WHAT!?”

I was sad.  Sad for my son.  His friend.  She was leaving.  The one who had been there from the beginning.  Literally.  Every morning her mom and I got there at the same time to drop off our new babies with their precious teachers.  Every morning I got to see this beautiful little girl {and her crazy hair!!}.  I have pictures of her and Reynolds together…a couple of them might be of him sitting on her lap!  They’re growing up together.  She can’t leave!

How will they understand?  Will they understand?  Will he know that when he comes to school on Monday that she won’t be there and that she’s not coming back?  Will he wonder where she is?

Oh, my goodness. I can’t handle it.  Even now.  I’m crying.  ugh.

Bless.  Bless the parents and the children.

I’m a dramatic mess.

So I saw Mia and her mom this morning.  Thankfully she was there when I pulled into the parking lot {a few minutes late}.  She said that this has been the worst part…leaving daycare?  I’m not sure, but I have no doubt that all of it has been hard.

I was like a crazy person snapping pictures of Reynolds with his sweet friend.  Thinking, when will they ever see each other again?  I can’t let him forget her – she’s been so special to him.  He talks about her on the weekends – he FAKE calls her on his calculator-phone!!!!   WHATAREWEGONNADO?!

What do you do?  Let it go?  {oh, please don’t start singing!!}  Or do you make a point to stay in touch for the sake of the kids.  Do they even have a clue?  Am I being completely dramatic over this whole thing?  {Because I feel a little like I have been…}

Either way.  My heart is a little sad.  I guess there are some people, kids included, that you kinda want to have around for a long time.  So when things change….it’s hard.

Sigh.

Sorry for the drama on a Friday night.

I guess the good news is…we always have Facebook, right?  At least for now…