I have not been writing much. The 50,000 word write for NaNoWriMo took a great deal of energy and focus – and that’s good, don’t get me wrong! And I “won” which is an honor and I am basking in the glory of it all as we speak.
However, as soon as I accomplished that goal, my oldest son, who has been sitting on my couch for the last six months, “suddenly” decided to move to Colorado with his girlfriend. Now I have many friends who, upon turning 18, loaded up their car with everything they owned in the world and promptly drove across the country – east, if they grew up in the west and west if they grew up in the east.
And it didn’t seem all that spectacular or odd. Or dangerous or even difficult. I own an copy of On the Road, really, how hard can this be?
Hard if you are the parent and the child will not plan, organize and execute exactly the way you would, have, done, are doing.
So it’s taken all my energy to not say something – anything. It takes all my energy to not help. It takes all my focus to not cry out, but you’re so young! He is not young.
And adventure is most important.
We will keep everyone informed.