Angieland….where I get to be Queen!

I’ve finally figured it out……the reason that teenagers are always so busy.  Its to prepare us parents for the dreaded empty nest.  My son will be 18 in a couple of weeks, and while he’s still got to finish up his senior year in high school before he moves on to college, most days I feel like he’s already gone.

Case in point…..today is Sunday, which used to be our family day.  We’d do all sorts of things together on Sunday’s when he was younger.  The pool, cub scout activities, an afternoon at the movies, or sometimes just a day playing board games or working jigsaw puzzles.  Today, his day consisted of an eight hour shift at his job, then practice with his rock band, and now he’ll be texting or talking to his girlfriend until way past my bedtime.  It’s happened……I’m not needed anymore.

Now I always thought I’d be relieved when this day finally came.  I longed for the day when my time was my own again.  When I could spend a leisurely Sunday curled up with a good book and the Sunday paper crossword puzzle.  But now that it’s coming to fruition, I’m beginning to understand the old adage of “Be careful what you wish for”, because now I find myself longing for just one Sunday when he’s free to spend the entire day with me.  Somehow seeing him passing through to change clothes between his other stops just isn’t as satisfying as hearing him tell me, “Go directly to jail.  Do not pass go, do not collect $200.” 

Its not like I don’t have plenty of things to fill my Sundays with……I just never expected a quiet Sunday to be THIS quiet.