My son is leaving.....

[Mo Mo's Mum]

Hi Carole

Just a wee word of Comfort from a fellow Kiwi bird I am at the other end of the spectrum I live in CHCH ( Christchurch in case people wanted to know) and my parents have just moved to Wanaka not too far I admit only 4 or so hours but comming from a close family it has been a bit of a wrench

I am sure it will work out well for your son and family but can understand the feeling of loss keep smiling and Kia Kaha

I understand that 2 hours to those in larger countries can seem a small ammout but that here it can be massive especially if you consider that only 20% of our roads are sealed but remeber our no 8 fencing wire and Man alone spirit if Sir Ed can knock the bastard off you can make it to Auckland ! as we are fond of saying Sweet As, not a problem Mate !

Just to let you in on a wee secret from the " Kid " perspective the ties stay as strong as ever so don't worry about that but as a supposed adult ( am 30 in less than 2 months) you don't like to admit that you miss your Mum and Dad and shed a few homesick tears about it and miss all the stuff that only Mum can do for you ! the food, caring for you as only Mum can and knowing what you should do no matter how old you get ( although we may not admit it at the time) and did I mention the home cooked meals nothing quite like it really

Your new prospective " Out Law" as they are called in my family sounds lovely ! I am sure she is looking forward to having a Mum figure/friend again

Let us know how they are getting on

Sarah

[carole]

Thank you everyone i got a real kick out of reading your replies, Bobs Dad, Kari and Mo Mo's mum, especially,I just found out his girlfriend Amber will be going to South Africa for a week in December , she will be visiting her mothers grave for the first time and meeting her family, her mother died of cancer when Amber was only nine years old, this is something she expressed to me in an email how much she wanted to go there, so she will be so excited, and all expenses paid trip to with her sister and uncle.

Guess my boy can always come home for a week, see every cloud has a silver lining he he.

It's all good, even though i will miss him, i feel excited for him as well, it really is a new stage in his life isn't it