TAN: Wish me luck (zzzzzzzz)

Take her to a hotel.

Funny thing is, she's our world traveler child. She's been with us on LOTS of
trips, and as long as I'm in the room, she's fine. (Oh, and as long as she has
her music)....

They spend the whole time building up to the last
two or three day overnight, and parents are assured that if things
get too scary, the camp will call home.

That would be too awesome! I spent the last two years as a prisoner in our
girl scout system and they don't have such a program, alas. I should send them
an anonymous suggestion they start one. (They didn't like me much, long
story!)

She has no problem, per se, being away from home so long as one of her parents
is there. We're revving up to her sleeping at her grandparents house down the
street on the nights that her dad and I have symphony or play tix.

Wonder if there's a good parenting book on the topic? I've looked at Ferber
and one other one, but they're all about infancy and early childhood.

Here I am..another kvetching mom...it'll probably be like potty training where
I got all verklempt "gearing up" for it, and it just happened and we all looked
around and went "did we used to have diapers around here?" ROFL

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Bob, OTOH, is like one of those dolls we all had as kids. If he is
horizontal, he's asleep. I'm so jealous.

Yup. That's me. I even sleep in airplanes, if the ride is more than an hour!
lol...

We always know when Alissa is about to drop off. She calls out with some
COMPLETELY off the wall, intricate, esoteric question...to which I respond
"we'll talk about it tomorrow". I guess the effort of "holding that thought"
wears her out! LOL...

I love the kisses. I did that for my dd in first grade, when her best friend
moved and she felt like she didn't know a soul. She rationed them out during
the day...awwww...those were some sweet days...

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)