Separation anxiety
I've been hearing and reading about how babies will start experiencing separation anxiety at around six months or so.
But I'm the one with separation anxiety right now. I've been in Paris for the last week, and it's been incredible -- but I miss baby J. terribly, more than I thought I could.
Luckily, I've been keeping up with J. via Skype.
I've been surprised at how profound my yearning for J. has been during this trip. Is it because J. is still very young, and this is the first time I've been away from him since giving birth?
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I don't want to sound heartless here, but the cold truth is that, especially with your first child, every milestone and every step that he takes away from you (or, you from him) will break your heart.
My son, whose own son is heading to kindergarten next month has finally softened the outrage in his telling of how he had to insist that I was NOT allowed to kiss him goodbye at the kindergarten bus stop. All kissing, in fact, was to happen before we left the house. (The reality was that he didn't want me to wait at the bus stop with him. He was not a baby.)
Posted by: Eve | July 8, 2010 10:18 AM