Only, now, it won't be my first time away from my daughter. She's managing to get away from me first! Tonight, she's going on a camp-out at her day camp, which puts on a few of these over the summer. She's been wanting to go, and presented a sound argument why she should go. My husband had concerns, though, but after talking about the camp-out with the camp officials felt better about it.
However, we made our daughter show that she was grown-up enough to go. We used the camp-out as a reward to motivate her enough to stop some problem behaviors she was having this summer. It worked like a charm! Our daughter's behavior improved a million times over! This was something she really wanted, and she worked really hard to be sure she was going!
She's excited, but my husband and I are nervous wrecks. The house is going to seem so weird without her around tonight!
Oh my gosh, I am so jealous!!! I've never had a night away from the boy, so I can't imagine what that would be like. I'm so lame I'd probably just worry about him all night...but don't you do that!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time and use it to have fun and recharge, you deserve it!
I think this is fantastic for all of you! Enjoy the quiet knowing she's having a blast. Trust her, mama. You guys have raised her well.
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of her. She worked hard to get there. I hope it went well.
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