I'm back after playing host to visitors since last Wednesday. My wife's brother & his wife stayed with us for a few days on their way back to the NW. We had a really good time. They are different; more widely traveled, more educated than the rest of the family. He was a career naval officer; she is a published poet. Nice people. We didn't do much on Wednesday afternoon; spent most of Thursday visiting Death Valley; and checked out Pahrump on Friday. Our daughter came over from Vegas Friday to see them and spent the night.
This morning, our daughter left by 06:00; I was just up and she tried to get out without even seeing her mom. Didn't make it but she was anxious to leave. The BIL & SIL were up soon after and packed and ran out of here certainly before 07:30. So, my question is this: does everyone haul ass out of here because they want to or because they sense we want them gone? Hmmmm.
This brings up a raft of motivations on both sides; I doubt we'll ever resolve all this and really I doubt if I would have the guts to bring it up. Some of our feelings are:
- we feel guilt about wanting them gone
- we feel selfish about wanting to be alone.
Their feelings may include:
- they have a long journey and may wish to get started
- they may want to be alone themselves
- they may sense our desire for them to leave.
How do you feel when people leave? Relieved or sad; or both?
"It was a delightful visit - perfect, in being much too short." Jane Austen (in Emma)
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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Seeing them leave is just as great as seeing them arrive!
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