In 48 hours, our across-the-street neighbours are moving away. They are transplanted Newfies who have managed to find a way back to The Rock. I wish them well. Having visited NFLD only once I can totally understand why people from there would want to move back.
When my hubby and I moved into our house, one of the boys across the street was just over 12 months old, and the other one was not quite born. Now they are two wild and crazy boys, one is 3 and the other one is 4. My daughter has been going to daycare with them for 14 months. She just loves them. And I do too.
What's she going to do without them? Or is the question really, what am I going to do without them? Or is this issue really not about them, but about me? And all about this tapping into my previous experiences of loss? And my own fears about not having Cynthia to ask for advice on everything from daycare to managing grief?
When I was 10 years old my parents moved from Belleville to Brockville. It was an awful age to move. I had so many good friends that I'd been with since kindergarten. I missed them all so terribly. Its only been through luck and facebook that I've been able to track some of them down again. I dont think I've ever gotten over that move. I had visions at that time of my little friends and I being together always. And alas, it was not meant to be.
Since living here in Ottawa and having my daughter, and my horrible experiences over the past two years since my daughter was born, I really relied on the advice and experience of my neighbours, most of whom also have small children, for advice on everything from dealing with a newborn, up to daycare issues. I was so grateful to have that common bond, especially with the folks across the street. It took a load off my mind to know that we had one common daycare provider. It gave me a bit more "experience" to draw upon, experience with something I had absolutely no idea how to manage.
Good luck Cynthia, Luke, Aidan and Steven. I'll miss you.
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Yeah, it is sad. I know that Abby really likes playing with Aiden and Steven, and that you and C were very grateful to have them as neighbours.
To me, it's an example of the right people being there at the right time .. I've had to say goodbye to many friends over the years, and it's never easy. But, it brings to mind something Fr. Kelly (formerly Brother Kelly) once said during a sermon .. that when people leave, it's a little easier to see it not so much as them leaving, but as them continuing on with their mission in life. I'm sure they're grateful to have had you and C as neighbours, and to have had Abby for the boys to be friends with. They'll take a part of all of you back with them to Newfoundland.
Talk to ya later
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