This post makes my very sad to write. We finally got our final orders, although in the military there is no such thing as final, but we are not moving to the beach. We are moving somewhere much better, at least in my heart, and this part makes me extremely happy. But, as the date draws closer I get a lump in my throat thinking about what we will be leaving behind. Namely, Cotton's best friend. Never a more unlikely pair will you ever meet, but watching them play, is like magic. I never thought my son would have a friend, at least not in the real sense, but he does, and my heart breaks to know that we will be leaving him behind. Not only for my son, but for his friend, who will miss him terribly. They are truly yen and yang, and I know I have mentioned their friendship on here before, but it has been a huge part of our lives for the last three years.
I hope that he can forge another friendship where we are going, but we are sooo very lucky to have had this one, hopefully with the help of skype and some road trips it will continue. But for now, I am sad and grateful, in the bittersweet life that we lead as a military family.
1 comment:
Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog!
I totally understand your sadness over leaving your son's one, true friend.
We left my son's only real friend nearly two years ago and it saddens me to no end.
The boys have seen each other twice since we moved and both times convinced me we needed to move back just for that reason!!
Of course, that can't be the only reason you make a big life change, but for our kids, it seems like a pretty good one!
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