Far From The Nest
My son Noah and his girlfriend Momay I am still adjusting to having my son visit me. No, it’s not like you think, I mean sometimes I just want him to stay. Being a visitor still seems odd and when he leaves I still feel his presence only to realize he is gone. Life is scary that way. Each time he visits I know that the circumstances of life will pull us further apart. Girlfriends, studies and future plans. The process is entirely natural but it is still hard. I wonder if animals ever miss their young or are humans the only ones. I know my dog seems to miss me when I am gone. Perhaps the apes join us in our despondency, I have a feeling they might. Still their youth never leave for college and seldom strike out to new continents where they will make their way. My life is a blessing and a social curse. A blessing in that it has taken me to different ends of the earth and allowed me to live there. To constantly feel different stimulation and to expand my life in ne