Waking up to a very quiet morning
Usually when I wake up in the morning this late – and I was late after we came home at 1:30 am with all those delayed flights from New York – there is a cacophony of alarms going on from the north end of our house. Invariably it is all those alarms that were set up to wake her up in the morning starting somewhere around 7 am going all the way to 10 am. Or something like that. Multiple alarms set about seven minutes apart and all she would do is hit the Snooze option. And each alarm was set to different alarm noise. Cacophony is just about the right way I can describe it.
As I said, I woke up today to a eerily quiet house. Instinctively, I went to her room to do my usual thing. Take her phone from the charger and switch off all the alarms. And let her sleep in peace.
Except, there was no alarms ringing today. Because there was no phone there today. And there was nobody bundled under the blankets today – irritably telling me “Go away, daddy” and turn over to the other side to go back to sleep, either!!
Yeah, it’s a bit eerie isn’t it? Now that we’re empty nesters our home is VERY quiet……and VERY clean
It’s a strange feeling. I remember the first couple weeks were hard. I found myself opening her bedroom door to make sure it was clean to yell at her to clean it lol.
Oh and thanks for annual birthday call! I miss the call every time!
True Rajib, my elder one is still at home…empty nests can be eerily quiet
Even after this many years I can still feel that uneasy vibe when they come and visit and leave
Aww..Daddy is missing Tasha already… 🙁
I can’t believe this Rajib. I thought the “empty nest syndrome” mentioned by our friend Uday was just only a psychiatric theory!
Aha – some one missing their child. It becomes worse, when both your children leave home.
Yeah. Bittersweetness when the chicks leave the nest. ….
Yes Rajib Roy…completely understand…same story here…going through the same pains.
Went through this while our daughter was away for almost five years … thankfully she is now back here with us. 🙂
my dorm room bed AND my bedroom bed are both unmade so clearly college hasn’t changed me
The hope is that Natasha, nothing changes you. You are who you are and that is who we love…
It’s going to take some time to get used to it . I totally understand what you are going thru …
Bittersweet… I am sure she is missing home too, but too proud to say it out loud