Dreams of Her Father
Since the birth of my daughter, I have developed a newfound respect for parents dealing with frequent flying, out-of-town situations. Whether for business or military leave, the missed milestones and sad, forlorn faces are never easy to bear.
Now that Dadisodes is trying to get his new company off its feet, he’s spending this week three time zones away in hopes of finding a contract.
Sadly, the goodbyes at the airport only get tougher as Babisodes grows older. She has become more aware of the huge aircrafts along the runway, and their purpose: to take her father away to faraway places.
This time she was tough and brave during her long farewell. However, once the rear window rolled up, I could hear her stifled whimpers from the backseat. And I wanted to cry for her.
So tonight, while Dadisodes hunkers over his laptop at 35,000 feet, Babisodes will be taking his place beside me in bed.
Dreaming of her daddy’s return.
Plus, remember what happened last time? There is NO WAY I’m sleeping in that room alone, even if we have a new hi-tech alarm system. Thankyouverymuch.
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Yes. I remember last time. And the attic door. Of course, since your house IS haunted, it was probably just the resident ghost and nothing to worry about at all.
Nothing to worry about. At all.
Besides, worse come to worse, you can always call me.
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March 24th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Awww, that got the water welled. Sometimes I get little things from my babies when I go to work or I have something that evening and I will not be home until late or possibly after they are in bed. It’s heart-wrenching for Dadisodes too. I went to Vegas on a business trip last year and had a mostly awful time. There is no place more lonely than in a hotel room many miles away from your own room and only 10 channels on a crappy TV. I hope the trip is worth it though and the contract is landed.
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March 25th, 2009 at 12:03 am
That is so sad, Mia always gets sad when Damian is on call overnight, but like you I found the perfect distraction both girls sleep in my bed. (Although its mostly because I am a chicken and I dont want to sleep alone)
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March 25th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Poor little girl missing her daddy! That is just so sad! Glad that you are keeping each other safe and warm tonight!
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March 25th, 2009 at 12:09 am
What a cute pic.
I found that my kids like sleeping with one of daddy’s shirts while he’s away.
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March 25th, 2009 at 12:17 am
That is just heartbreaking! I’m sure it’s as hard on him as it is on her!
March 25th, 2009 at 12:31 am
My youngest will be the same way when her dad starts working again…and so will I!!
Great pic!
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March 25th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Poor little sweetheart. I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t want to sleep alone either. I’m sure you’ll both be glad for the company.
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:25 am
It get’s easier as they get older. My 5 year old really didn’t like me leaving for Toronto two weeks ago. In fact, she woke me up every night before I left to make sure it wasn’t the day I left.
One thing I’ve done, I actually got the idea from a commercial, is to bring something with and email pictures of the thing for the girls to see. Kinda helps them know how much I’m thinking about them while I’m gone.
As a dad, there’s nothing sweeter then the strangle hug each girl gives me when I get home. It sometimes hard to know who misses who more.
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:44 am
Awwww!! Poor baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s hard when they get to an age where they start to understand certain things.
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Being divorced, i let her come into my bed all the time. I travel a bit here and there and I know that what I’m teaching her is that people can leave but they do return.
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March 25th, 2009 at 2:45 am
Poor thing. That is hard missing her daddy. Hugs!
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March 25th, 2009 at 3:11 am
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March 25th, 2009 at 4:15 am
I know this situation well. My husband travels a lot also. Just wait until she’s old enough to bombard him with questions like my daughter does. “where are you going? How many days? How far is that? When are you coming back? Will you be gone while I am sleeping? Will you be here to take me to school?” And that is before he leaves and every day while he’s gone!
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March 25th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Awww. My husband started traveling a lot when the kids were little (still does). It was tough on them (and dad) for a while but it got better in time. Also, special presents from where he went helped some. I always let them sleep with me too.
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March 25th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Aww… so sweet yet so sad. It’s hard to miss people close to us. Hope he returns soon!
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March 25th, 2009 at 7:54 am
That’s hard. I remember when my daughter was your daughters age. My hubby went on a 4 day golf trip…she told her pre-school teacher that her dad ‘left home’ and ‘didn’t know if he was coming back’. Ahhh, the mistaken look of sympathy upon pickup that day. lol
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Awww. It definitely get harder as they get older for a parent to travel. Last time my daughter asked me everyday when he was returning and why he had to go. It was tough.
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Aww. Poor baby girl. My boys have a hard enough time when daddy is working late all week. It must be so hard on her to see him go.
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Those goodbyes are the hardest but the welcome homes are always wonderful! Their faces light up when they see their daddies
Every weekend we go thru this. *sigh and working on 2 weeks without daddy and she is more than ready for him to be home…and my sanity is too!
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:38 am
It’s hard on everyone when daddies (or mommies) have to be far away. *hugs*
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March 25th, 2009 at 9:10 am
ahhhh poor baby
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March 25th, 2009 at 9:23 am
How sweet is that.
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March 25th, 2009 at 9:43 am
This brought tears!!!
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March 25th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Poor sweetie! Hopefully everything will come together soon so Dadisodes can spend more time at home…..
March 25th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Cheer up. In a few years, she’ll be a teenager.
Then the response to a 50% decrease in parental authority will be greeted with a resounding “WHOO-HOO!”
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March 25th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Its sweet that she misses her daddy so much, I’m sure that makes the times when you are together extra special.
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March 25th, 2009 at 10:26 am
What a sweet snap and a poignant post…thanks so much for sharing!
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March 25th, 2009 at 10:43 am
They look so sweet when they’re sleeping.
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March 25th, 2009 at 10:50 am
No joke. And how hard it is for HIM too to be away from you both. That is so tough. I love when there is a good excuse to have one of the kids snuggle in bed with me….that’s a good upside if Daddy is ever away.
Hope his new company gets flying….
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March 25th, 2009 at 11:04 am
That is really sweet, and sad. I remember when my husband used to travel for work A LOT, and it was really hard on all of us. Hope this trip goes quickly for you all.
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March 25th, 2009 at 11:26 am
awwww. ehug!
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March 25th, 2009 at 11:53 am
sweet photo. and I am totally with you and wig out when my husband goes away. Actually, I high tailed to my mom’s
March 25th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Poor baby. My Dad used to work out of town a lot when I was a kid and I remember missing him too. I think it made me closer to him because of it.
Hope he gets back soon!
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
The great thing about Babisoides sleeping with you is that anything you watch on TV has to be child friendly. Hopefully everything will go fantastic for Dadisoides and he will soon be on his way home.
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Having to to grow up with my Dad always travelling, I just seems to relate what and Babisodes are going through…
She looks so restful and cute!
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
This is so sweet and sad at the same time. I hope Daddy comes home soon.
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Yep, that’s rough. I hope you’re not too long without him!!
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March 25th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
That is so sad, but sweet too! I let my 3yo sleep with me too when Daddy is out of town! It is just nice to have someone else in the bed!
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March 25th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I can’t say I blame you for having Babisodes sleep with you when your husband is out of town. Good luck with the business venture. I hope it works out.
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March 25th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
That is so sad. I can completely relate. At one point my husband was taking trips all over. I felt bad because I couldn’t go due to work or I was pregnant. I missed him so much even if it was for a day or two, or five. It will get better.
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March 25th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
My girls have learned to enjoy the business trips Rico takes. We have a girls night and they get to sleep with me…we make a big party out of it. It’s really harder on him than us.
Snuggle up.
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March 25th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
My girls and I were very lucky in that Daddy didn’t have a job that caused him to travel but once in a great while. We actually grew to love those nights when Dad wasn’t going to be home. It was like a big slumber party — we ate only what we liked, watched what we wanted — that sort of thing. I did however make them all sleep in their own beds. Just never was one to snuggle with the kids in bed. Just me. But then I didn’t have things that went bump in the night hanging around.
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March 25th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
- sweet post – the great thing is you describe a child who is really bonded to her dad and that is such a gift!!!
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March 25th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
((HUGS)) time apart is so tough. Most of my marriage has been that way… which is why Wuzzle and I are currently living in our crappy cramped situation to avoid it.
I hope that his travels end soon.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
May he return home safely, and quickly. And most of all enjoy sharing the bed while he is gone. She is so cute.
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
We’ve a much crowded bed when my husband is out of town. (That sounds downright dirty, put like that.)
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
My kids have gotten too big to share the bed. Besides they hog all the covers…
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March 25th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
I didn’t realize Dadisodes was starting up a business. Hugs while he is away!!!!!!! Once a week or so, I crowd into one of the kids’ twin beds for special co-sleeping time.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
When our kids were younger, Hubs traveled a lot more than he does now. I would let the kiddos sleep in our bed too. I think it made us all feel a little more secure. Good luck to your hubs on his new start up.
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March 25th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Best place to be, you know . . .
With mommy.
Warmest, most comfy bed in the house
March 26th, 2009 at 12:09 am
So sweet! Good luck on the new venture!
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March 26th, 2009 at 12:14 am
It’s hard viewing the world through your child, isn’t it? Especially when you see a reflection of your own eyes in theirs.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:11 am
MPS had to do that for 6 months once. He would come home on weekends. My kids would alternate who got to sleep with mummy.
Made me feel not so alone.
I hope it is not for much longer babe.
March 26th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Katie always sleeps with me when Brett is on shift overnight. Always.
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March 26th, 2009 at 2:21 am
so sweet … and so sad at the same time.
what i love is that roo still wants me to snuggle with her before she goes to bed. not bad for 14, eh?
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March 26th, 2009 at 3:06 am
Aww that’s tough that he’s traveling. At least you’ve got a snuggily substitute.
March 26th, 2009 at 4:36 am
Poor babisodes! I’m sure that is tough on a little one. I’m sure it is tough on you and dadisodes too! I would be snuggling too!
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March 26th, 2009 at 8:16 am
*Hugs*
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March 26th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Awwwww…that is so sad. It is good for her and good for you to sleep together when Daddy is gone. Isn’t it sad when they miss someone? They just don’t understand that they’ll be home soon.
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March 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Bless her heart – and yours! So glad I located you again. I had your blog address saved on my work computer but I lost it when they laid me off – “workforce reduction”. Looking forward to catching up on your posts over the next couple of days.
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March 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am
That is so sweet! I know when hubby is gone over night, I totally make the boys snuggle up with me!
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March 26th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I feel ya! My hubby travels far too frequently and we all anxiously await his return. Best wishes your way!
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March 26th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Aw,poor girl. I’m so glad my husband doesn’t travel for work, but even if he’s away for an evening I bring the girls into bed with me. It makes us all feel better, I think.
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March 26th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
It is super-nice to have a little snuggle buddy, tho.
Sure hope your hubby’s start-up goes well. Looking forward to updates on all.
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March 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
It’s so hard when a parent has to travel a lot. It’s hard on the one staying behind and on the one going. I wish your husband the best of luck on his start-up company.
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March 26th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
{{{Hugs}}}
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March 26th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Okay, this post made me CRY!!! XOXO
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I hope that his business takes off soon and successfully so that he may hire someone without ties to do the travel part for him.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:58 am