We were discussing children at work today and one colleague said "two down and one to go". She was referring to the number of children living at home. I don't think I ever felt that way.
We just lit our Chanukah candles without any of our children home. It's so lonely and sad. I miss the fighting over who was going to light which menorah, the color of the candles and whether it would be a big or little present that night.
I know my kids are grown, happy in their own lives, hundreds of miles from here and I am happy for them. But, I can't help but get teary looking at the flames fluttering away.
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Happy Chanukah to you and yours, near and far!!
Have a blessed holiday, even if it is a little lonely. Maybe it's time for a crazy new tradition?
In a different time and place you might have invited some of your students
I know how you feel. My daughter has to stay at college until just before Christmas. My son, living in Manhattan, is coming home today for a few hours and I have gone nuts, buying too much food, too many gifts, planning a little too much. When the kids are grown and gone, when the job no longer satisfies (at least in my case), there is a hole that is hard to fill. But happy happy Chanukah nonetheless! I will waddle into school on Monday full of latkes and brisket.
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