Tears

Recently we have left our home of the past 4 years, the only home that my daughter has known. The move has been good but very hard. We find ourselves filled with sadness at just random times. It could be anything that sparks a memory and we are feeling sad about our far away home and friends. LanLan has done amazing through the whole transition and I am so proud of her! She is adjusting to English school and making friends quickly. Occasionally though we will find her sitting, crying. We would ask her what's wrong and she would reply that she was missing her friends in China, or her house in China or her room.

One day she was playing and came upstairs to find me. Her face was red and wet from crying and I asked her what was wrong, she said "I miss my friends!". I hugged her and said that I miss my friends as well. As I was hugging her I felt that her dress was soaking wet! I asked her: "Why is your dress so wet?"

LanLan replied: "It's from the wetness from my eyes!"