Letting go and allowing your children to be apart from you can be a difficult task. When my daughter was a little, energetic girl, I would welcome an offer of someone taking her for a few hours. Now that she is older, I am a bit more reluctant to have her go spend the day or night with a friend.
Why is that?
I guess I worry about her more.
When she was little, she would stay put in someone's home. As a tween, she is off to the mall, games, and other activities where she is a passenger in someone else's vehicle.
I know it's a responsible adult driving and I know she is well supervised. However, several years ago I was marked by the death of an 8 year old girl in our church. My daughter was 3 at the time. The little girl of the family was at a sleepover and the father was bringing her back home. It was a fluke accident. The 8 year old girl and her friend were killed instantly.
I know I shouldn't worry. Worrying does no good. I need to trust that God is protecting her in all her activities. I guess it's just hard to continue letting go as she gets older.
Sheesh...I can't even imagine what it will be like when she begins driving. I better start praying now that I don't have a nervous breakdown in 4.5 years!
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