Saying goodbye

[beccasmommy]

Here is the problem one of my really good friends is moving across the country, she has been a second mom to my 5 yr old dd (basically was her mom for the first three years of her life while I was really sick )and although my dd "knows" her auntie is moving the time is getting near and I am not sure how she will deal with this because we will not have the $ to go visit If I go alone with the three kiddos it is 4000.00 for plane fare and that is just not possible for us right now. I am not sure how to deal with this I am devastated as well and trying to be "BIG" for the sake of my family and such but I am slowly falling apart got any ideas how to help us all cope with this huge change?

 

[JulySheMustFly]

Lots of e-mail and video sharing?

 

[EmilyF]

Wow. I am so very sorry. That would be really hard. Does she have kids? Would it be cheaper to fly her to you once in a while? My oldest and I will pray for you tonight.

 

[beccasmommy]

yeah she has a little boy the unfortunate thing is that we really don't have room for her to stay at our house so I dunno.

 

[rocklife]

maybe after they leave, see about helping your daughter writing letters or making cards every once in a while (might have to make limits though, my son will make millions of cards sometimes) or let them dictate an e-mail to them and then if she replies back, read it back to your kids. and when your kids ask about her, just tell them at their level they moved too far away, and maybe get a globe to point it out or something like that. letter writing or e-mails may be the way to go. I was a military kid and we moved around all the time, letters and phone calls were fun (after the move).