I just took another baby step towards letting go — our 2 boys (aged 15 and 13) took their very first plane ride bound for the province by themselves (a female cousin was with them but she was also just 15).
For those of you who are still single, you probably cannot empathize with the anxiety that envelops a Mom who has to drop off her “babies” at the airport and pray they get through the check-in, boarding and arrival at their destination without a hitch. But for Mommies like me, it is scary to say the least.
From home to airport, I rattled off a checklist of things and reminders for them:
– Keep your tickets and boarding passes always in your backpacks
– Don’t forget to shut off your cellphones before take-off
– Watch your cellphones and wallets
– Don’t forget to have lunch
– Text me when you enter the departure area, before boarding and upon arrival
– Lastly but most importantly, NO BOMB JOKES!
(see how praning I can be???) Continue reading “Traveling Unaccompanied Minors”