I got similar experience a year ago when my bun bun refused to continue the second contract since her sister can find another job for her. So I decided to get another one - Yan Yan. My twins need to take around 3 months' time to get along with this new Yan Yan and right now they love her very much. She is young and patient to play with my boys (next month - 3 years old. I still remembered the harsh time to go through the first 3 months. Even though our old bun bun visited us later and my twins didn't recognised her already. Kids at younger age can adapt new life easily.
I can understand your mixed feelings - even though there is still at least one year before my maids' contracts finish and I hope to renew their contracts for at least one more time, I sometimes think about how we can cope without our maids as they love our daughters very much and treat them very well
I have this experience now. I felt very hard especially when my BB looks emotional. Although he didn't tell me but I felt that he is very missed the yan yan.
However, I felt closer with my BB. Sometimes I thought that BB could not differential from me and my yan yan. Maybe he takes yan yan as his mother sometimes. But after this seperation, he is sure that I am his mother. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Let's experienced with him and took the chance to get closer with him.
Good luck for every mummy!
Happy Chinese New Year! :-P :-P