Ani at camp

My dear daughter, you are at camp and I am almost beside myself because I feel so out of place. I’m not serving you, nobody in your family is serving you, and though I trust those around you, they’re not your family. The conflict within me between “she needs to have her own experiences without me” and the “I need to serve her” is difficult. The camp called and she is uncomfortable and did not sleep well. Is she homesick? Is it actual pain? This was not the call I wanted. The only call I wanted was after a few days to be told that she’s having a blast. Well, she’s a complicated child, and I talked with the consoler and gave her some advice, and now Ani is calm and comfortable. I hope she naps and gets back some sleep. I feel so guilty for leaving town while she is at camp, but I think things will go better as they “learn Ani”.