Startled in the middle of the night
Jul. 29, 2019
I’ve written before about how I’ve not slept through the night the same since the birth of our first child almost thirty years ago. I am sure this is normal because as parents we always keep one eye open to danger for our kids.
A couple of nights ago I heard the panicked voice of our youngest (now twenty one and living with us for the summer before going back to school) yell “Mom!”. I leaped out of bed in search of him but found the house dark and completely silent. It soon became clear that it was only a dream. It took more than a while to fall back asleep despite nothing being amiss.
We’ll always be there for our kids whether their problems are real or imagined so will they for us, of this much I am sure.