A lifelog of a well-travelled single parent who had a life extension in 2000, blogs indiscriminately about her journey through life fulfilling unfinished business and promises that will soon complete her existence...

::Alarming Notice

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

I received a text message from the office where my eldest son applied for a job abroad. His renewed passport had been released today and his papers will be filed in the embassy tomorrow for visa stamping. My eldest son will probably leave on Wednesday, next week! That's 7 days from now!!!

Knowing my son will leave me for employment abroad breaks my heart. I do not know what kind of life awaits him there and what kind of people he will be dealing with. He will be away from us for the first time and there is no way I can protect him if ever he needs me around. I know my son needs to live a life away from my umbrella of protection, as what my mother often told me lately. I know I must give him some space to have his own life away from me...

Days passed by so quickly, in the next few weeks, we shall be having a new environment, new people to get acquainted with, and hopefully a better life...

So, help us, God!


Posted on April 13, 2004 04:39 PM TrackBack


butterfly Let me know you were here, your thoughts are welcome!

I already told my son that if he's not happy nor his employer does not have a compassionate heart, my son can immediately go home and never mind if he fails on his first attempt. I prefer to send him back to college, once he decided to come back to us.

RE tag-board, I believe I already have an account with tag-board when it was newly launched but, it slows down loading of my blog's page that time and I removed it...

Anyway, thanks, Randy, guess I will try that kind of messaging again soon. Since I played BlogShares gaming, I neglected exploring more of Movable Type's features and plugins.


Posted by: Laila* on April 15, 2004 08:08 AM

Hi Laila,

Since blogshares is down right now, I went out and found you a tag board. Get the basic one, it's free. Here is the location:

http://www.tag-board.com/

From the way I understand it you make it up there and then copy the scripts to your blog. Hope it works and sorry to post it here because it is way off subject.

Back on the subject of your son I hope he gets there safe and has an easy time of it. Be sure to stress that if it doesn't work out over there that he is welcome back home. My oldest who is in the Navy now, was a little hesitant to come home after his first adventure into the real world. He was afraid he was not going to be welcome, though I have no clue where he got that into his head. He came home, got his life back on track and is loving life now. I hope the same for your family.


Randy


Posted by: rwo on April 15, 2004 07:08 AM

Hello, Hazel, thank you for dropping by...

After praying and opening my heart to God, I feel better now. I have faith in God that He is going to watch my eldest son for us. My son is entering another stage of his life for his personal growth and maturity and I should not stop this positive change in his life...

Wishing you the best for your kids, Hazel...


Posted by: Laila* on April 14, 2004 08:39 AM

I know it's hard but you know if GOD has granted for this to happen, that must mean that it is the best, for whatever reason. I am sending you this message as a mother who understands fully what you must feel although my son is only 16 months old but I imagine him 20 years from now. And how I will feel when the time comes......


Posted by: Hazel on April 13, 2004 06:02 PM

Thanks, Arvind, that's what my mother often told me. Leave my son to have his own life.

I know, few years from now, you will be doing the same thing with your parents.


Posted by: Laila* on April 13, 2004 04:51 PM

Yay congratulations to your eldest son, don't think bad thought Laila because most of the time thinking them causes them, just be happy and proud ! :-D


Posted by: Arvind on April 13, 2004 04:48 PM

Please write responsibly. Thank you!









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