End of her Fairy Tale Trip

  

4th November 2022

It used to be my wedding anniversary day, years back. Not anymore. Things change. Time flies. We have to move on anyway. Have to go with the flow with whatever is there, available. My husband gone very early. He was in his late thirties. God can call you any time, to take an exit. It is always one of His decisions, not our choice. 

Yesterday was my youngest daughter's birthday. She lives in Reading. Two of her sisters made it, to be with her. One of her sister, my middle daughter, the Grimsby one, was also in London. She couldn't make it. She was busy with her own family, with other things to do. Her elder daughter lives in "Home", in Croydon. She had to visit her.  

In England, travel not so easy. Takes lots of time. You can not predict the estimated travel time. My daughter started her journey from Grimsby, in the afternoon, after picking up her son from school. She reached Kent, at her sister's place, at 1.30, after midnight. Road closures and traffic jams add up the time to reach at your destination. You always have to keep your plan "B" ready to switch. 

My youngest daughter enjoyed her big day with her family, and also, along with her sister's family members. My eldest daughter from Edmonton is nowadays in London. She was there too. Her flight is tomorrow morning. She has to wrap up her three weeks fairy tale trip. She enjoyed her time, was in Grimsby for couple of days, where the other two sisters joined, to be together. It was after decades that all four sisters were together to enjoy their time.

Amazing moments to cherish for them and for me too, being their Mom. It doesn't happen all the time that your kids can get along after they grow up. They have their own families. Things change. Their personalities, the circumstances, not the same, as at the time, when they used to live together, under the same umbrella, in their childhood period. 

When they enter into their family life, they have to adopt and change accordingly, to coordinate with their spouse. With family of their own, their kids have their own personalities. Sometimes they don't like to get along with, out of their own family circle. Mothers like to see their kids and kid's families, all to be close linked. Most of the times, it happens to be just a wishful thinking. If it happens, we mothers have to be grateful to our God Almighty. Who can make things happen. Not we mothers.