Sometimes I’m Thankful for ADHD

Tonight Charlie and I were watching TV and had this conversation:

CHARLIE:  Mommy, I’m sad.

ME:  Why are you sad?

CHARLIE:  I want my Mommy

ME:  I’m your Mommy, I’m right here.

CHARLIE:  No, I want my Daddy.

ME:  Oh.

CHARLIE:  Where is he?

ME:  He is way far away.

CHARLIE:  Can we go see him?

ME:  No, sweetie, we can’t.

CHARLIE:  But I want to.  What’s that?

And he points to a robot on TV, and that’s the end of that conversation.

 I’m sure it won’t always be so easy to wrap up that conversation, and there’s a lot of painful realization to come.  But thank God that was it for now.