See your kid a few times a year?

[englanddg]

I didn't see what you wrote about taking your daughter on the cruise? What are the details?

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/calling-all-teachers-and-parents-too.872227/

 

[englanddg]

One year to go...we read together earlier tonight. Beatriz and Ramona, one of her favorites. She read to me...she is growing up too fast...

I miss my kiddo...

 

[englanddg]

I just bought my kid her birthday present online (which is in a few weeks)...and had it shipped.

<sigh>

I don't think I can wait a whole year again. I'm going to try and plan a short trip for us (probably skiing, at least that's what I'm thinking...time for her to learn how to do that...) in January I think...

I miss that little munchkin...

 

[englanddg]

Sorry...rough night...

 

[englanddg]

If you love somebody, better tell them why they're here cause...they just may run away from you. (Kids will, it's coming...)

You'll never know quite when, well...then again it just depends on, how much time is left for you. (again, parental crap...)

I've had the highest mountains (I've earned a lot of money) I've had the deepest river (I've also lived out of hotels and had barely enough money to survive)...

You can have it all but live keeps moving! (amen).

Now take it in (where you can drop to in life) but don't look down!

Been waiting on this for a while now (waiting a year to see my kiddo),
Paying my dues to the dirt (I will die soon, I try to be the best man I can)...

I've been waiting to smile, eh? (Disney makes me smile)
Been holding it for a while, eh? (Again, it's once a year)

Take you with me if I can (I can)
Been dreaming of this since a child, I'm on top of the world...

Ive tried to cut these corners, tried to take the easy way out. I kept on falling short of something. (yeah, we all have)

I could have gave up then, but, then again I couldn't have cause I've traveled all this way for nothing. (My kid...)

So, kiddo...

Take it in but don't look down! I'm I'm top of the world, eh.

I'm on top of the world, eh!

Been waiting on this for a while now...
Paying my dues to the dirt...

I've been waiting to smile, eh?
Been holding it for a while, eh?

Cause I'm on top of the world eh, I'm on top of the world eh...

 

[englanddg]

We've already started practicing for next year...and I haven't even finished this year's videos!

I love the kiddo!



She'll have a little tie and a suit to wear...that is the plan.

 

[Miapuppycat]

I know this thread is from a ling time ago, but I wanted to post this. My dad and my mom got divorced when I was 1, and it honestly isn't hard for me. The part that's hard for me is only getting to see him on a couple school breaks, even though we get our long, fun summers with eachother. I live all the way in the north, and he lives down in the south (rather not share location). Just yesterday, I had to leave him after our week break that went so fast. We went to our farm, and had some good father daughter time. When I got on the plane, I stated our little ritual, which was to shine my phone flashlight out my plane window and he would shine his from inside behind the tinted windows of the airport. That way we could see eachother for just that much longer and say goodbye. I go back in exactly 60 days and I'm so excited! It's always hard for me to leave my dad. It's weird because 2 months to me is a short time, so when I say to my friends "I get to see my dad in 2 months!" They say, "wow that's a long time." And maybe it is in some ways, but I try to think on the bright side. Getting this out really helped me get me feeling a out, even though I doubt anyone will read it.

-Mia

 

[JenniferS]

My parents divorced when I was 3. I essentially "grew up" w/my mom, her 2nd husband, + his 3 kids which made us a blended family of 7. My dad was in the Navy so visits were limited. Most years we had 2 visits: summer & holiday breaks from school. We always went places and did stuff. Most things were not planned the way Disney travel needs to be. We lived in the Orlando area so trips there were easy. I remember when I was about 10 or so Dad brought his new wife down for a long weekend and we spent it out off I-Drive and going to Epcot. Another time when I was 12 or 13 Dad's ship was in Tampa or something for several days on short notice. Without even calling to say he was in Florida he managed to get a full day of leave, got a buddy to chum along, rented a car, and showed up at our door early on a Saturday morning itching to spend the day at the MK. We had seasonal passes already so it saved him a few bucks. Was a fun day but the best part was the surprise/bonus day.

Back then we didn't have all the tech (FaceTime, Skype) to keep in touch. If dad was on Med cruises (usually 6-9 months +) we could go months without hearing his voice. But then imagine the thrill of getting phone calls from all over the world. Mostly we did the old-fashioned thing: we wrote letters. We would send photos, draw pictures, all sorts of little things. I know it sounds practically medieval now but I'm grateful we had to do it that way. I have an old shoe box tucked in my closet smashed full of every card or letter I received from about 6 or 7 years old until I got married at 19 years old. At least half of my box is letters from Dad. The oldest ones got pretty frail from being read so much. I may or may not have slept with those held near my face so I could smell them....LOL! Those are laminated now. I can't imagine those years without the thrill of mail from Dad. those bits of paper were so much more to me than just his words talking to me. It was paper his hands touched that I could hold like holding his hand. I could usually smell the smell of the ship (its a distinctive smell I can't describe) from the paper. Odd as it sounds, that was a huge comfort smell because Dad's clothes and belongings often smelled like the ship so it was a comfort thing I associated with him. I love that I have my box of letters to read all these years later. I love that my kids can read my letters from dad and understand what it was like for me. They also get a little more understanding how good they have things. If we'd had all the tech stuff then I think we might have talked more often but I'm not sure it would constitute being in better touch. And I probably wouldn't have my treasured box of letters, many of which traveled to me from places all over the world.

And, ya know what? In his closet, tucked amongst boxes of his trinkets is every letter we wrote to him. I've not read back thru them but I know they are there. I've seen them.

Great story.
Like I haven't already messed up my mascara already.