When I started this blog in 2010, I had my hands full with three very active (socially and physically) teenage sons. So much has changed in the past four years. They have grown up to be strong young men - still socially active, not so much physically.
In the back of my mind I always knew that someday they would leave home to start their own adventures, much the same as I did. But it was easier to keep those thoughts in the back of my mind.... easier to live each day as it came and in the evening when I sit down at the dinner table, to stretch out my hand to Den on my right and Dennis on my left and see them join the circle with Dylan and Divan. One complete family.
But the time has come for Den to leave home. He has accepted a position as Social Administrative Manager at a game reserve in Kwa Zulu Natal. I am extremely proud of him and know that he will do very well. He will eventually be doing what he loves. This is his time - the start of a brand new career which holds so much promise.
I remember when I left home. My Alpha was packed to the brim with all my paraphernalia, a little bit sad because I was leaving my parents, but excited about my future. I remember wondering what my parents thought and felt - I know now. I know that they felt a bit of fear for what the future holds, sadness at seeing a child leave home, hope that their child's dreams will be fulfilled and joy at knowing that they had done what was expected of them. They had raised a child successfully!! This is how it was meant to be.
I'll miss you, my boy. Everyday. But I'll see you often and we'll Whatsapp regularly. I'll catch up with you on Instagram (just show me how to follow you), and I'll see your posts on Facebook. I'll try to learn how to Skype too..... You may not be in my home anymore, but you are forever in my heart.
And remember what I always tell you, I'm your safety net.
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