I definately talk to them. Some things I think are just too important to wait for them to bring up. But I also listen to them. I am pretty fortunate that my kids faces are pretty expressive. They let on a lot without really knowing.
They seem to be handling this situation better than I. They are willing to accept that this is just the way things are sometimes and do not need to put it in a box. Perhaps it is because they feel so immortal at this age. Maybe it is because this doesn't seem as rare to them as it does to me. Maybe they're just smarter than I.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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