No Place Like Home.

When the boys were little, a kiss and a band-aid could fix almost anything.  On the rare occasion that didn't work, ice cream or warm cookies would always do the trick.  As they got a little older and the scrapes and scratches became fewer, the power to "heal" things became a little harder.  A bad day in school required a fun dinner out.  Girl issues required jokes, hugs and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  And if one of those failed (which rarely happened), a good nights sleep normally resolved the problem.

Now he's an adult.  And his heart is broken.  Saying goodbye, leaving home and embarking on a new adventure is taking it's toll.  I've tried the hugs and jokes.  I've offered ice cream, warm cookies and Smallville.  There's not a band-aid big enough to cover his enormous heart.  All I have left are words of encouragement, plenty more hugs and the offer of a good nights sleep.

The man of steel has a chink in his armor and it's called home.  I know that leaving it is hard, but it'll be right here waiting for him when he returns.  For that matter, I can deliver little pieces of it to him when ever necessary.  A new normal is right around the corner, he just needs to look for it.