As I said in my last 2021 post, last year was not that bad, all things considered. In fact, the last two months brought wonderful surprises. So much so that it is hard to pinpoint one single most memorable moment.

My daughter @imabby17 finally got college admission, I visited my mother after 2 years and my town after 5, and @manujune won the Voz Teen Singing Contest.

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However, I want to highlight the visit of my youngest daughter, Anna, who I had not seen in two years, as my most memorable moment.

Priceless!

All the above mentioned moments have an emotional component, but since my youngest daughter has not had it easy since she was born (she was a breech baby), seeing her after two years gave me the highest emotional gratification. Her trying to come to this world feet first was the first indication that she was going to have a powerful character. Life got complicated for her when her mom and I divorsed and she had to learn to live without her dad all the time from age 2.

Even though I did my best to always be for her, you know how complicated things can be when couples move on and start new lives. Not living under the same roof leaves an emotional hole that very few things can fill.

Anna had to learn to be independent way earlier than @imabby17, who is almost 7 years older. She is a natural athlete; she has practiced basket ball, soccer, and now volley ball. I regret not to be able to attend her Volley Ball games.

I love my little one (now not so little) with all my heart and wish I could do more for her, be more for her, live more her daily good and bad moments. I have missed many of her experiences and the pandemia, along with our particular crisis, has complicated situations like ours. An eight-hour drive can become an unsurmountable distance here. However, we have made some commitments and will do our best to close that gap.

Kids grow fast and it does not take too long for them to fly out of the nest and start living their own lives and replacing their affections and role models. It takes a parent constant work to remain in a child's heart and mind. Distance does not help and I am grateful we were able to start closiong that gap last year.

Thanks for stopping by. If you share the same roof with your kids, make sure you are actually living that experience and being an important part of their lives.

This was my entry to @galenkp's Weekend-Engagement 82 you can see the details here