I decided to attend the 4 days of  World Internet Summit in Melbourne and today was day #1. It was a big decision for me but I knew I had to to do it. I decided to use Loral Langemeier’s motto of  ‘Just say YES then work out HOW’ or words to that effect.

My dilemma was little Ms Charlotte. There’s been a LOT of change in her little life over the past 12 months, so I was
uneasy about  adding  anymore and attending the Summit meant being away from my girl for a fair whack of the four days. Leaving early whilst She’s sleeping, arriving back late when She’s possibly back in bed for the night. The max we’ve been apart is two days but I’ve still seen her in the morning, then later the following night.

So day one we were off to a difficult start. My fault, I kissed Charlotte goodbye one too many times which woke her up, but the lights apparently did it, too. I actually had to leave 45 mins later than I wanted because She was just crazy upset and I always promised myself I wouldn’t leave my child in such a state having had that done to me when I was younger. No blame being placed here. It’s just the way it was, but I have extremely clear memories of my own experience at 4 years of age. (more…)