Leaving

Dear Lucy,

I hope you understand one important thing: I love you. It may not seem like it today after I leave you for a week for work. But believe me when I say that leaving you isn't what I want to do, it's what I must do. I can remember saying goodbye to my Dad when he would leave for the week and it wasn't easy, but I knew that he loved me and that made me feel better.

Honestly, I think that my travels may be harder for me than you because all the world seems to disappear when I pop in your favorite movie, Finding Nemo. But I'm sure you'll know something isn't right when I'm not there to feed you dinner or read to you before bed. I know your Dad is fully capable of making sure you're routine doesn't change. In fact, your Dad and I are hoping that your relationship with him will grow in my absence. He reassures me that you're must nicer to him when I'm gone. That makes me feel better.

I promise that not all the letters will be such a downer. In fact, most of them probably won't be about anything too important. But I want to make sure you know that I love you and always will.

Love you,
Mom