After this weekend...full of moving Cara in to her first apartment, exploring her new surroundings, sitting with my knuckles white and my eyes shut as she drove me through the Bronx...and not because of her driving...because of the crazy way everyone else was driving, I feel that Cara's childhood is now officially a thing of the past. She has left her childhood behind and now will be on the carousel ride that is adult life...getting into the routine...going round and round; going to work, paying bills, keeping food on the table and life in some sort of order... It is not easy...especially not in these times in which we live.
It may be an exciting time for her...but, I who have done all those adult things for far too long, hope she is able to carve out some time to keep in touch with her inner child, relax with one of her ever growing collection of disney movies, find friends to hang out with and enjoy life with. I wish her balance. I wish that amidst all the responsibilities and complexities of adult life...she is still able to find joy and love life.
"Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets."
~Roald Dahl
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