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Yesterday I went for the grocery shopping \u2013 first trip after leaving my older daughter, Kriti at her college campus. Since I left her for her freshman year on campus 5 days ago, it has been a huge adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There has been a void that is hard to fill.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
I knew I will miss her but didn\u2019t know how bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday\u2019s grocery shopping trip was a rude awakening of our family going from a size of 4 to 3. In the produce section I stopped at pear section but didn\u2019t buy. Kriti is the only one in our family who likes Pear and with her gone, I don\u2019t need to buy. I had to think at every stand whether to buy that item or not. Standing in front of cheese aisle and just staring at various flavors brought tears in my eyes because there is no one who eats cheese at home right now. It was a very strange experience and there’s nothing to compare it with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For last 5 days, I have been drowning myself in work. And that kept my mind off this emotional turmoil. The minute I pause or take a break, her face comes in front of my eyes, and I miss her so bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As I walk around, I see her pictures on the wall all over the house.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m in the same house where she started walking, where she had her birthday parties and where she dressed for her high school prom. It\u2019s hard not to miss her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is in spite of the fact that I have always been a very busy, ambitious and career-oriented mom. I never baked cupcakes for my kids. I never ran with a Band-Aid when they fell. In fact, I even forgot to pick them up few times. I\u2019m far from a perfect soccer mom. I always kept my career on the forefront and blended life and kids with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know it’s all good. It’s cycle of nature. I also know that she is happy, busy, and excited to be in a new environment. She may miss us once in a while, but she has many new things to think about, new places to explore and new friends to make. I know she will go places and rise to great heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
And that gives me comfort. I can deal with pain, but I don\u2019t want her to have that pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Time is a great healer and I\u2019ll wait for it to do its magic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday I went for the grocery shopping \u2013 first trip after leaving my older daughter, Kriti at her college campus. Since I left her for her freshman year on campus 5 days ago, it has been a huge adjustment. There has been a void that is hard to fill. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cirkled-in-specific"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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