Moving Back Home – AGAIN
Monday, November 30th, 2009This week we are preparing to move back to the home we left nearly half a year ago. Brady’s daddy has been living there, so we have only been there to visit; we just have not been living there. But now I have bought it from him, and we are going home. I sit here and wonder how we will explain to Brady that he and mama are going back, but daddy won’t be there. I have been giving him little bits of information throughout the past month, but seeing it in reality might be different. I think divorce is hard on a child at any age, but I think Brady, at age 3-4 years old, is going to be OK. He understands why we left, why he lives with his mama, and why we won’t be back together. He gets it that he will continue to see his daddy and that daddy loves him very much.
I plan to paint the walls and get all new carpet. Daddy was a bit particular about the walls, so the new color will be a welcome change. I am even going to try out those sticker decals (in construction trucks, of course). I might even put some Thomas ones around the playroom. I am trying to make it look as different as possible.
I hope in the long run that this is best for Brady. His friends are there, kids whom he has seen at church, the pool, and other places while we have been living at my parents’ house. It is kind of scary to go back, but at the same time, it’s exciting. There are some “not so good” memories within those walls, but I plan to start to make our own memories, our own traditions, and our own home. Wish me luck!