Closing time...

I am officially no longer a homeowner, but I now have some money in the bank. More than I expected, which is a bonus. Not enough to make me wealthy, but enough for a cushion; at least for awhile.

I keep thinking I should be sadder than I am, but for all that the house was the symbol of everything I thought I wanted my life to be, it was also a symbol of all my life wasn't. It needed things I couldn't give it for lack of time and money and a partner who cared enough to want to fix things. So it's gone, and I'm mostly relieved.

However, the 'other shoe' is dropping in regards to Charlie. The last few weeks have been so chaotic, and it hasn't helped that he was off school for one of them, had half days for the next, and had to deal with variations in his schedule in the last. He's been crying at his 'latchkey' program for the last couple of days, saying he doesn't want to be there anymore, and he has been terrified that the earth is going to crash into the sun.

I finally had to Google the phrase "Earth crashing into the sun" so he could see that there was no impending apocalypse to contend with. We did find a site that pointed out that the sun might eventually expand and explode (or something) in 5 billion years. That seemed to make him feel somewhat better.

I'm wondering if showing him "The End of the World" - the 2nd 9th Doctor episode would be a good idea or not.

Any advice, internets?

Closing time...

I am officially no longer a homeowner, but I now have some money in the bank. More than I expected, which is a bonus. Not enough to make me wealthy, but enough for a cushion; at least for awhile.

I keep thinking I should be sadder than I am, but for all that the house was the symbol of everything I thought I wanted my life to be, it was also a symbol of all my life wasn't. It needed things I couldn't give it for lack of time and money and a partner who cared enough to want to fix things. So it's gone, and I'm mostly relieved.

However, the 'other shoe' is dropping in regards to Charlie. The last few weeks have been so chaotic, and it hasn't helped that he was off school for one of them, had half days for the next, and had to deal with variations in his schedule in the last. He's been crying at his 'latchkey' program for the last couple of days, saying he doesn't want to be there anymore, and he has been terrified that the earth is going to crash into the sun.

I finally had to Google the phrase "Earth crashing into the sun" so he could see that there was no impending apocalypse to contend with. We did find a site that pointed out that the sun might eventually expand and explode (or something) in 5 billion years. That seemed to make him feel somewhat better.

I'm wondering if showing him "The End of the World" - the 2nd 9th Doctor episode would be a good idea or not.

Any advice, internets?