Missing Children

I don't mean by this title that children have gone missing, but rather, missing from me (The French instead of saying, 'I miss you,' say, for example, 'Tu me manques,' 'You are missing from me.') Veggie Hubby really misses his little godson (2) and his godson's big sister (6). I miss them too, despite the language barrier they are still very affectionate and sweet with me, and despite not seeing him very often, they adore their godfather and get so very excited to see him. However, to see them requires a 24 hour journey each way, holiday time, and a lot of money. We can only really see them once a year at the moment, at Christmas if we are lucky.

I miss my niece a lot, she is eight and very independent-minded. She is easier to see as she lives in England, but it is still a bit too far for us to easily see and I haven't seen her since she was flower girl at my wedding last year, which is unforgivable of me really, to not even see my own niece who I love more than anything. I have tried arranging to visit her a few times, but it is difficult. Here is a little anecdote about her...on my wedding day, when I was trying to speak to everyone, she kept coming up to me, and telling me to spend more time with Veggie Hubby ('Why aren't you spending more time with him?).

There are other children who I miss a lot too, my friends' children e.g. Ms Cocoa's beautiful little daughter, and my cousins' children. I have pictures of them, but it isn't quite the same. I think I miss children more because you can't really speak to them much when not with them, and also they develop so quickly, they can completely change in a couple of months. For instance, my cousin's son, who has always been very shy, has suddenly become confident since he started school in September. Furthermore, the innocence and playfulness of children makes them, in my opinion, better than adults in many ways. Having said that, there are a lot of adults (and one black dog) who I miss too... :-(

I don't know if blogging is a form of therapy, I haven't used it as therapy before, but perhaps blogging can be a useful therapeutic tool?