Darling girl don’t forget your passport put it with your ticket and your bottle of water is in the frig so pop them all in your bag and yes I know I’m fussing I can’t help it oh look at you all grown up you were such a beautiful baby I made your christening gown and you looked sternly at the Vicar as if to say don’t you dare drop me and everyone smiled and then you grew up and started school and here you are finished uni and off to see the world and I know that you will cope and be amazing and what a help being able to stay with Nichola for just a few weeks and then get your own flat and I cannot imagine how the tube is and how confusing it must be but you will work it out in no time and find a job and go off each morning like a real London girl and oh did you remember to pack your winter coat because you will certainly need that and do buy a nice warm scarf and gloves and a hat because snow is snow joke and I am joking because my heart is breaking and I don’t know how else to do this and I am scared to tell you how much I will miss you because I will start to cry and once I start I won’t be able to stop so let’s get you in the car and we can make sure of being on time because the traffic in the morning is just awful and all it takes is a nose-to-tail and everything stops for hours and we don’t want that to happen now are you sure you’ve got your ticket and your passport and do zip them into your bag because they might fall out or worse because there are thieves around and you wouldn’t even know about it until afterwards and please make sure you take care and don’t walk home too late and you look so beautiful in that top and yes your jeans are perfect but will that light sweater be enough as planes can get quite chilly I have found although I’ve only been on short distances but those air vent things are quite fierce and you don’t want to catch a cold and yes I will be fine but this is the hardest thing I have ever had to do but once we get to the airport it will all just happen and I know you will be fine because you are amazing and strong and I love you and please email me and message me and it is awful not knowing when I will see you again because I don’t know how I will be able to afford to visit you so far away and I love you and how I have dreaded this moment but now we have to go and my heart is broken and I love you.
Sue Clayton
15/5/2021 03:38:26 am
Shelley, this one sentence piece drew me right inside this mother's rambling thoughts as she watched her daughter set out on the journey of life.
Shelley Kirton
11/8/2021 08:00:44 pm
Thank you so much Sue.
Amy Page
10/8/2021 02:18:47 am
Wow, what a heart-breaking story, I hope she knows how much her daughter loves her.
Shelley
11/8/2021 08:03:59 pm
Thank you Amy…yes, I’m sure she did…they loved each other.so much.
Emma Stehlin
11/8/2021 01:14:39 pm
My tears came. This is beautifully written 🧡
Shelley
11/8/2021 08:05:31 pm
Thank you so much Emma!
Katr
11/8/2021 01:35:41 pm
What a beautiful piece in every way! So powerful and emotive. I can hear this voice and have tears in my eyes. Thank you!
Shelley Kirton
11/8/2021 08:07:20 pm
Thank you! Saying goodbye to our children never gets any easier, regardless of how old they are.
Polly Tolliday
11/8/2021 04:48:12 pm
Oh how I relate to this. My beautiful daughter, Emma Stehlin left for Australia leaving Europe in 2017. ,❤️ I miss her by the hour.
Shelley Kirton
11/8/2021 08:12:15 pm
Hi Polly, I can certainly relate to your comments. We bring them up to be brave and strong and independent and and self-sufficient…and they are! And then they have to go. Distance is a tyranny. How lucky we are that they are loving and beautiful in every way.❤️
Sara Clarke
11/8/2021 10:05:44 pm
A beautifully evocative piece Shelley. My heart and throat ached reading it. Thank you.
Katie Land
12/8/2021 12:06:37 am
Oh my goodness! Wow Comments are closed.
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