Not Laughing Any More
“I don’t want to go away somewhere for two weeks” was the statement from my daughter that caught me off guard. I was surprised and kind of relieved to hear her say that. It was in my response to asking her if she had talked with mommy about going to a sleep away camp this summer.
My ex, through emails, informed me that she and her husband had put in the request to a sleep away camp for my 2 daughters’ ages 10 & 8 to attend for a 2 week period during the summer. When I first read it I thought my ex has once again lost her mind. My girls had never been away from either one of us for any period of time. The longest was a 2 night class trip for the oldest. Two nights was enough to give me pause but after hearing that it was with the school and chaperon and her desire to be with her classmates and the fact that it was only a couple of days – I was able to get a grip on the situation and feel ok about having her go. I didn’t really have much of a choice anyway not just because my daughter was looking so forward to it, but because I am not the custodial parent. What right did I have to say anything about it. Read the rest of this entry »
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