Friday, November 11, 2011

Too young for this.

My 12 year old daughter is in youth group @ church. Pilgrimage is this week end in Fayetteville. It's a 3 day Christian fest. The group is planning on sleeping at a church there in town. Every fiber in my being is telling me not to let her go. I am looking for every excuse not to let her go. I know this is my problem. Probably because I'm a control freak. Or maybe I'm paranoid about something bad happening. I trust the adults going on the trip. I know she could use a week end long dose of Jesus. It will be good for her. Truth is I am also worried she might be rude or behave in such a way that would be embarrassing. I have put everything I know how into raising my kids. She's a good girl. Makes good grades, does her chores, if you ask her 10 times. Best of all she still talks to me. Grant it it's mostly pre teen drama and crap like that, but she tells me things. For that I am grateful. I just don't know how to handle the letting go part. My brain keeps going over all the what ifs. What if she gets scared. What if she gets hurt. Then I start worrying about all the ways she can get hurt. What if she gets abducted. My paranoid thoughts keep circling in my head. I miss the days of kissing boo boo's and animal crackers. Now I'm worried about how she acts in public when I'm not around. That's the part that gets me the most.She going places with out me. I miss her already. She's gonna give me wrinkles. I'm too young for this crap!

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