Cotton has been so anxious about Daddy these days. Every time he leaves for work he cries crocodile tears. He has been doing this at school too. Over and over "Daddy gone", "Daddy gone." I really had no idea why this was happening. My husband has been home here more than ever. Then it dawned on me, Cotton is privy to almost all adult conversations because, well he isn't really listening right. WRONG, The other night he spilled the beans, "Daddy move beach." We have talked to the kids a little about the move, just vague stuff like we will be going to the beach etc. I never in a million years thought that Cotton could pick up on something like this. It's great, that he understood this, but I am a little worried about what else he has heard. haha. Really the family secrets are no longer safe.
I decided if he really was understanding things of this complexity, then the only solution was to explain it to him as such. So I sat him down and laid it all out. Just like I would any other 7 year old. So far he seems to be getting it. No more tears at school. He still talks about Daddy non stop, but I think he may understand much more than I thought.
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