Always Say Goodbye!

It takes two seconds… so do it already!  My girls, each one, as they’ve gotten older, have somehow forgotten to say goodbye to their momma.  I have no idea what it is or why it is, but it just doesn’t seem as important as it did not that long ago.  The only one that still gives a rip is Vendela, the five-year-old… damn it, six-year-old.  That means I’m older, too.  Funny how that works.  Anyhow, she does.  She likes a hug, a kiss, and an I love you when we part ways.  Okay, so, Iona, the nine-year-old, is starting to taper.  Sometimes she does, sometimes she doesn’t say goodbye.  Straight up, the 11-year-old and 13-year-old are apparently way too cool for that.  That’s my assumption.

That’s where I’ve gone wrong… why assume?  So, I asked the question… why no goodbyes?  Oona, the 13-year-old said she didn’t know why.  She’s busy, she’s in a hurry, etc.  All lame excuses.  She told me she doesn’t like to say “I love you” so casually.  What the?!  Is she kidding about that one?  No way!  I told her there is implied meaning behind the quick I love you that’s said when you’re walking out the door.

Neve, the 11-year-old is way too cool.  Can’t possibly be seen or heard saying goodbye.  It’s a covert op as she makes her get away.  Why do they care?  All the 11-year-old people are in the same boat so why should they care?!  Maybe I should be asking why they don’t care so much?!  I swear I’m going to start charging for rides to school in the morning if she doesn’t start saying goodbye.

Say goodbye… a hug, a kiss, and an I love you take no time and make all the difference.  What if I walk out the door tomorrow and get hit by a bus?  What if one of them gets hit by a bus?  The point is, I know they would regret forever not doing that one little thing… one little goodbye can make all the difference.  It takes two seconds… so do it already!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6naSRbk0Cc

Xoxo,

Inger