Fleur I know exactly how you feel. Not for when my youngest left although that was hard as she at that time moved to a new state and town (Mt Isa) but she and I now share a house and look after her son who's on the autism spectrum. Highly functioning but has trouble with emotions...although he's just turned nine and getting so much better at handling them now. But my hardest part is when something happens to really upset him at school and you just want to wrap him up and hold him till all the hurt is explained and gone. But his Mum is fabulous with him and even though she works during his school hour's she's always on the end of the phone for him or brings him home to me to look after while she goes back to work. It's hard letting them into that big scary world and letting them find their feet. Many hugs to you xx
Wow! 4000km from him..that is hard but go you …I am in Australia and know distance! My late dad told me about 5 decades after he and mum left me in the NSW country town where I would begin my teaching career…that my Mum cried all the way home! Sigh. I remember too when my eldest left home at 21 to live with the BF about 10 minutes drive away, I burst into tears one day with the realisation life would not be the same. But I guess that IS life. Take care, Denyse x
Welcome to the life of you!!!!! It does feel weird and it takes time but now it is all about you!!! Take time to get to know you again… and shadow!!
Thank goodness for technology as your loved ones are only a call away.
My daughter who I did everyyything for … very reluctantly never wanted to go to spend time with her Dad at the age of 14 decided to try and overdose on Paracetamol , had been self harming.. I had been trying to get her help “ her Dad there is nothing wrong with her” walked out of my door and I have had not one message from her…. She is going to be 21 this year….
Fleur I know exactly how you feel. Not for when my youngest left although that was hard as she at that time moved to a new state and town (Mt Isa) but she and I now share a house and look after her son who's on the autism spectrum. Highly functioning but has trouble with emotions...although he's just turned nine and getting so much better at handling them now. But my hardest part is when something happens to really upset him at school and you just want to wrap him up and hold him till all the hurt is explained and gone. But his Mum is fabulous with him and even though she works during his school hour's she's always on the end of the phone for him or brings him home to me to look after while she goes back to work. It's hard letting them into that big scary world and letting them find their feet. Many hugs to you xx
Wow! 4000km from him..that is hard but go you …I am in Australia and know distance! My late dad told me about 5 decades after he and mum left me in the NSW country town where I would begin my teaching career…that my Mum cried all the way home! Sigh. I remember too when my eldest left home at 21 to live with the BF about 10 minutes drive away, I burst into tears one day with the realisation life would not be the same. But I guess that IS life. Take care, Denyse x
Welcome to the life of you!!!!! It does feel weird and it takes time but now it is all about you!!! Take time to get to know you again… and shadow!!
Thank goodness for technology as your loved ones are only a call away.
My daughter who I did everyyything for … very reluctantly never wanted to go to spend time with her Dad at the age of 14 decided to try and overdose on Paracetamol , had been self harming.. I had been trying to get her help “ her Dad there is nothing wrong with her” walked out of my door and I have had not one message from her…. She is going to be 21 this year….