visitor aftermath

[fflo]

How did things get back to ordinary life so quickly and fully? The flavor of company was strong enough to hold through Sunday and into Monday, but today it seems long gone. I'm sure work has something to do with that.

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hosting vs. hostility

[shmizla.livejournal.com]

those were some really fine guests, and i'm thinking not only because *i like them, but because they didn't 'traumatize' you either (as mentioned above), either by being too hyper so you have to perform a crash landing when they leave, or by being such a drain that you feel liberated when they're gone.

so i'm thinking -- 'quick recovery' is the best of outcomes. also, the other symptom i often look up -- their child was one of the most unneurotic and unneedy and kindest i've ever seen in my life (and the first american kid that responded well to me; i never have any trouble with kids in europe, but i seem to scare the shit out of most gringitos AND gringitas). not that the kid isn't the main architect of that, but i think it reflects quite directly on the parents at this age and bodes well for the future.

visiting aftermath

[vjsmom.livejournal.com]

Ordinary life isn't nearly as fun (or even as sane) for me as was my visit to A2. The rest of the family seemed to adjust pretty well, but I'm definitely in that post-visit let-down period (or something). I am glad to read that shmizla liked our boy. He liked her a lot too. I mean, she appreciated the efforts of the "rescue squad," and she tickled him--what more could a 6-year-old ask for in a grown-up friend?

Ah well, back to the grind.