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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 344063" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>Well, I'm still married but the chaos with our son has taken a toll: I'm fat and past 50! lol</p><p></p><p>Suggestions:</p><p></p><p>1. Go back to school. I went back to school when our son was at his peak of difficult child-ness. Didn't really want to but had to have a better job. I'm currently in school for yet another post-grad certificate so that I can expand my scope of practice. (I'm an advanced practice nurse).</p><p></p><p>2 Volunteer. I'm very active in my rural fire department and absolutely love the guys - many are young enough to be my sons!</p><p></p><p>3. Do something else that is just for you: a new hairstyle, new outfit, etc..</p><p></p><p>4. Church is important to me and I do attend when I can. If your current church isn't meeting your needs, look around. I actually belong to two churches: a smaller, traditional church where I live and then hubby and I belong to a large, very active church where he lives.</p><p></p><p>5. Change careers if that is possible. Has there always been something you wanted to do but with the kids just never considered? Explore that option.</p><p></p><p>Finally, never sell yourself short. My husband and I are both professionals who are well-known in our community. It was brutal when our son's name was in the paper and/or when the schools were calling on a daily basis. It did stress our marriage - not because we didn't agree on what to do but rather what could we do? </p><p></p><p>And....no it hasn't gotten EASIER in the sense that everything is beautiful in my life: my husband and I live 165 miles apart because of a job situation and our son hasn't had ANY contact of any kind with us in almost 2 years. We don't even know where he is. </p><p></p><p>However, we are both healthy and we both have healthier outlooks on our relationship or lack thereof with our son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 344063, member: 148"] Well, I'm still married but the chaos with our son has taken a toll: I'm fat and past 50! lol Suggestions: 1. Go back to school. I went back to school when our son was at his peak of difficult child-ness. Didn't really want to but had to have a better job. I'm currently in school for yet another post-grad certificate so that I can expand my scope of practice. (I'm an advanced practice nurse). 2 Volunteer. I'm very active in my rural fire department and absolutely love the guys - many are young enough to be my sons! 3. Do something else that is just for you: a new hairstyle, new outfit, etc.. 4. Church is important to me and I do attend when I can. If your current church isn't meeting your needs, look around. I actually belong to two churches: a smaller, traditional church where I live and then hubby and I belong to a large, very active church where he lives. 5. Change careers if that is possible. Has there always been something you wanted to do but with the kids just never considered? Explore that option. Finally, never sell yourself short. My husband and I are both professionals who are well-known in our community. It was brutal when our son's name was in the paper and/or when the schools were calling on a daily basis. It did stress our marriage - not because we didn't agree on what to do but rather what could we do? And....no it hasn't gotten EASIER in the sense that everything is beautiful in my life: my husband and I live 165 miles apart because of a job situation and our son hasn't had ANY contact of any kind with us in almost 2 years. We don't even know where he is. However, we are both healthy and we both have healthier outlooks on our relationship or lack thereof with our son. [/QUOTE]
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