Sue is going home

[ailbhe]

At bedtime this evening we were informed that Sue would be going home tonight, in the middle of the night, and Linnea will probably come back, and wake us up, and tell us all about what she has been doing at Sue's house.

Sue has a mummy but no daddy.

This has all been very serious. It's been a bit like having a polite Martian visit. It has not in any way been a joke. Unless the punch line is tomorrow.

ETA: Sue drew me a picture of her mummy on the blackboard - she has long, curly hair. I was too uptight to ask what colour the hair was so I just made interested noises.

I'm really hoping that when Sue is gone I can just settle into being proud of Linnea's ability to act.

Comments

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

By the way, have I mentioned how impressed I am with how you've dealt with your "Sue" visit?

[ailbhe]

I do wish you would. I've never felt so distanced by her, not even when she was refusing to let me read to her or tell her stories. I realise that this is important for her, but it's hard.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Yeah. She's learning how to create an identity for herself, to become her own person. And you're letting her do it.

And you note that the person that she chooses to become is a polite, decent person. And that she DOES want to come back, too.

You're letting her become who she is. And you're finding out that that person is actually a pretty decent sort.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I also think that it's going to be quite reasonable for you to let Linnea how much you missed her, when she gets back. Of course, you didn't want to make Sue feel unwelcome, and Sue certainly IS a decent girl, and was nice to meet, but I'm certain you'll let your daughter know how nice it is to have her back, and how much you missed her.