It's ten o'clock.

I remember as a kid hearing this message each night on tv:

It’s ten o’clock. 

Do you know where your children are?

We used to laugh.  That was such a funny thing to say.

When I moved away from Connecticut, with my husband being in the military, I just don’t remember ever hearing that announcement again. 

Tonight, I was going to change the channel to watch one more show before bed when the announcement came through.

It’s ten o’clock. 

Do you know where your children are?

My kids all live in Florida and I live in Connecticut now.

Is it because yesterday was Mother’s Day that it hit me so hard tonight?  I don’t know. 

It’s ten o’clock. 

Do you know where your children are?

I started to cry, uncontrollably.  I miss my kids so much!