chdsgrl
06-22-2006, 03:23 AM
It's me again. I am getting ready to fly to CA and while I am ok, I have a new twist on my anxiety.
This time I am ...... <drum roll, please> taking my kids!!!
My oldest daughter is 10, my son is 8 and my baby is 3. None of them have ever flown before. My 10 year old has decided to just bring two CD's that will last her the length of the flight, my 8 year old hasn't said much about it, and my 3 year old is ready to take over and fly the plane. They don't seemed bothered by it, but for some reason, my old fears are creeping back up. Now, I know I can do this, and I have the tools, I am just trying to get excited about my trip instead of feeling this doomsday weight on my shoulders.
I don't think I posted last time I flew, but if you remember, we were living in CA, and my husband moved to ID to open his business and search for a house. Unfortunately, leaving the house buying up to him wasn't working, so because we were on a time crunch, I had to come to ID and help him make a decision. Believe it or not, I booked a flight at 10 in the morning to leave that night at 8, packed my bags, dropped kids off where they needed to be and actually got on the plane and flew there and back by myself!!!! No worries, no nothing, no time to fret.
This time, when I made the reservations, I got all anxious again (maybe because the kids are going????) and have been having trouble sleeping and resting on it.
I'm not "scared" like I was before, just feeling weird about taking the kids.
Is any of this making sense???
This time I am ...... <drum roll, please> taking my kids!!!
My oldest daughter is 10, my son is 8 and my baby is 3. None of them have ever flown before. My 10 year old has decided to just bring two CD's that will last her the length of the flight, my 8 year old hasn't said much about it, and my 3 year old is ready to take over and fly the plane. They don't seemed bothered by it, but for some reason, my old fears are creeping back up. Now, I know I can do this, and I have the tools, I am just trying to get excited about my trip instead of feeling this doomsday weight on my shoulders.
I don't think I posted last time I flew, but if you remember, we were living in CA, and my husband moved to ID to open his business and search for a house. Unfortunately, leaving the house buying up to him wasn't working, so because we were on a time crunch, I had to come to ID and help him make a decision. Believe it or not, I booked a flight at 10 in the morning to leave that night at 8, packed my bags, dropped kids off where they needed to be and actually got on the plane and flew there and back by myself!!!! No worries, no nothing, no time to fret.
This time, when I made the reservations, I got all anxious again (maybe because the kids are going????) and have been having trouble sleeping and resting on it.
I'm not "scared" like I was before, just feeling weird about taking the kids.
Is any of this making sense???