Two Different Feelings at the Same Time
Woman in the Middle | October 14, 2015Gosh, parenthood sure brings on weird feelings. I know I have mentioned this before but I hope you will indulge me.
You see, after filling out somewhere in the neighborhood of 50+ applications with not a single call back. let alone an interview, Youngest Daughter finally got a call Monday and will be having an interview today, with the president of the company, no less. It is a company that does large scale commercial plumbing and electrical systems.
She and I are both excited (finally! An interview!) and apprehensive (Oh no! She will have to make arrangements to move soon!) The job is in Irvine. Anyone who lives in my neck of the woods knows what this means. It is located at the other end of the dreaded 91 freeway, which, at commute times (and at other times as well) is a clogged mass of freeway construction, too many cars, and near constant accidents. If traffic flowed smoothly it would be a 55 minute drive. Instead, it is at least an hour and a half of pure Southern California freeway hell. This is why Youngest will have to move soon if she gets the job. Unless they let her arrive at work in the middle of the night and leave by noon every day. Then the commute would be OK most of the time.
The president of this company actually has videos of himself discussing various aspects of what his company does posted on its website. As I stared at him talking about “design/build” (which I actually understand up to a point due to my years working in urban planning) do you think Mr. President could feel me telepathically letting him know to be nice to my child? I was concentrating really hard!
Sigh. I thought the toddler years were hard. Then I thought the teenage years were hard. Then I thought the going away to college years were hard. Now I am thinking the 20s trying to become an adult and move away from home years are hard, too. Gosh, Hubby and I might have to decided BY OURSELVES, just the two of us, what to watch on TV each night. That would be weird…..
If she gets the job I’m sure you’ll be fine! O:-)
I will get used to it, but I sure won’t see her as much.
All years as a parent are hard years with short intervals of easiness cramped in, just my thought my mum would tell you she worries about all her babies still and the eldest is 52 (me) the youngest is turning 36 this year and still she worries
My dad worries about us too.