Bon voyage! And they’re off!! My little girl got onto a plane early this morning without us… I’m sure that she’s going to have an amazing time. They get to go on numerous tours and see so many things. She was super anxious about flying, as I mentioned last night. The landing of their plane was a bit rough and the pilot had to do a 2nd run at it! It’s one of those Murphy’s law things, that the flight she was on was a bit rough. But, they survived and everything is good. She texted to say goodnight, so that means she also got through the haunted walk that she was worrying about. It’s weird thinking about how far she is from home. I know that she’s safe and having fun, I just want to keep her safe, now and forever. I know that this trip will be an awesome experience for her. I also know that I can’t always be there, looking over her shoulder, making sure everything’s all right. I have to hope that we have given her the tools to make good choices, to be kind, to be honest, etc etc. The only way for her to become all of these things is by letting her get out in the world. Not just on a school trip, but in general. She needs to get her feet wet, make her own mistakes, have good times and hard times, and to figure out how to work through difficult situations without needing to be rescued. As far as I’m concerned, parenting is the most difficult job there is. I make my mistakes and I’m not even close to being perfect, no one is, but I’m hoping that we’ve done enough to get her through this trip without us. We can only guide her and do our best and hope that she can do the same. And that is all we can do. 

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health Topic List”!

Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!