You can ask. They were very important. When I left, I was complaining about how I had booked such a long trip and how hard it would be. It turns out the only hard part was leaving. I was able to let go of a lot of pain and anger and remember how much I missed my family. And that it's been too long. I think the distance has been good for my relationship with my mother but it's been too much distance even for us. I like where I live now and I have wonderful people in my life but it's just not home. And I missed home. And that feeling is so shocking and unexpected that I'm struggling under its weight a bit. I do know that I'll not be waiting another 2 years to go back and that 7 days is NOT a very long trip after all.
I would venture to say, that ole saying is true....." Absence makes the heart grow fonder"


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