Chapter 11
Mom and Daughter time
The question
"Do you not want me to live with you?"
"Oh Asia I love you so much, I just want to turn the clock back and see your first smile, your first tooth, first steps, hold your hand while we walk to your first day at school. I would love for you to live with us, this is just so hard for us all darling you, Rose, Ted, me, your father"
"Can I see what you think about how I see things working till you go to college in September, ok? Yes?"
"In essence I think it will work something like this but please it's not set in stone so we can change anything you want, after this holiday you need to be back in school on Monday 29th April we leave here on Friday the 26th we could either spend the week-end in Seattle or Boise your choice, your birthday is May 16th a Wednesday I would like to come out to Boise that week and spend some time with you when your not busy with school, then fly back to Seattle Friday afternoon for the week-end Granma Grace would like to throw you a party, your choice entirely, Aunt Kate's wedding anniversary is 1st June she is planning something special" Asia interjects with "I was a flower girl" I catch the sob before it escapes continuing quickly, "and she would like you to be involved, so we can come and collect you on the Friday and fly you back on the Sunday or you may like Rose and Ted to travel with you, then school is finished on the 14th June till you move to college at the end September so we can, all five of us sit down and decide what happens then, ok? "Yes thank you"
Again no name as yet she hasn't actually called me either Ana or mum I think this needs to be tackled sooner rather than later for both our sakes.
"Asia what would you like to call me, you already have one mum, Rose but if you want to call me mum too that's fine or Ana whatever you would like," she responds with "I don't know, Rose is my mum but your more than just Ana if I was little you would be Mommy-Ana" oh gosh I would love to be Mommy-Ana but she is right at almost eighteen it is a bit childish so we agree to leave it for today and we will both think about it.
That appeared to go ok she hasn't thrown a fit about either her moving to Seattle full time or us moving to Boise full time but then again she is seventeen not seven, why didn't Kate tell me Asia had been her flower girl? I must ask if anyone has photos
And I'm "more" than Ana, I like that, I must try to think of some suggestions like would I like to be a Nana, no I don't think so, not yet anyway maybe in twenty years time I can be a Nana.
