Goodbyes. I hate them.

Butterfly Some friends stay with you forever. They become so entwined in the fabric of your life that it never needs to be mended. Others flit in and out like a butterfly, stopping only briefly to rest their wings.

A butterfly in of my circle of friends left today. A job in Dubai was the lure. Constant sunshine also had something to do with it I suspect.

As an expat this happens often and though you think you are used to it, you really aren't.

It's easy for the one that leaves … an adventure awaits. Those left at home just go on … with one less coffee to make and wine glass to fill.

Photo credit: Ewan Rayment

10 COMMENTS

  1. Susanna (A Modern Mother) | 16th Mar 09

    Thanks ladies for your support. You never really get used to friends leaving, and it seems to happen a lot to me. My husbands used to joke with me each time I met a new friend that they would be calling removals soon…

  2. Expat Mum | 13th Mar 09

    Actually, I find the US a very transient place. I have lost count of the good friends that have moved, and not all of them were expats. It almost makes you not want to make friends again, but that’s no way to live.

  3. Homeofficemum | 13th Mar 09

    Wonderful way to describe it. I know the feeling well.

  4. More than Just a Mother | 13th Mar 09

    Yes, definitely more exciting and less painful for the one leaving. Thank heavens for e-mail!

  5. Rosie Scribble | 12th Mar 09

    Goodbyes are always very sad. I think it’s difficult for those leaving too. Hang on to those happy butterfly memories!

  6. Iota | 12th Mar 09

    Beautifully put.

  7. SingleParentDad | 12th Mar 09

    You made me think of the airport scene in Dumb and Dumber.
    I hope your friend enjoys their adventure, and you missing them is curtailed by cheap holidays to visit.

  8. Noble Savage | 12th Mar 09

    Oh, how I know those goodbyes. They never get easier, either.

  9. TooManyHats | 12th Mar 09

    Hugs. Not an ex-pat, but I seem to live in a very mobile area – So Cal. I have been through it more times than I like to count. It is hard.

  10. Just a Plane Ride Away | 12th Mar 09

    My daughter is gearing up for major goodbyes come end of the school year. It is one of the worst part of being expats, that is for sure.

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