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I sometimes miss my difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 439521" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>Well, my difficult child has been gone for four months now, on the other side of the world. I think I could very tentatively say that I am just about beginning to very very slightly miss him occasionally. And yes, that is not an exaggeration. I can't believe that I don't miss my baby boy, but -- well, I just don't. Life is so peaceful without him. He phones us occasionally, or Skypes, and we have to deal with some stuff for him when the mail comes, but I try and let my husband deal with that.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I feel that I'm not a normal mother to not miss him. But then I think that his behaviour was not exactly "normal" for all those years, so then I think I don't have to feel guilty.</p><p></p><p>Actually, I am so tired these days and my children seem to be having slightly less contact with me, and quite honestly that's fine with me, I don't miss them either. Maybe this is a natural part of growing a bit older? I don't know.</p><p></p><p>And then again, maybe being able to relax after all these years is allowing a little bit of depression to come out as well. I don't know. I think I'm a bit mixed up at the moment.</p><p></p><p>It certainly is a peculiar feeling when a source of tension and anxiety that you have been living with for so long is no longer there. Maybe I'm just reacting, and sometime I will finally balance out. I don't know.</p><p></p><p>Please forgive this peculiar reply.</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 439521, member: 77"] Well, my difficult child has been gone for four months now, on the other side of the world. I think I could very tentatively say that I am just about beginning to very very slightly miss him occasionally. And yes, that is not an exaggeration. I can't believe that I don't miss my baby boy, but -- well, I just don't. Life is so peaceful without him. He phones us occasionally, or Skypes, and we have to deal with some stuff for him when the mail comes, but I try and let my husband deal with that. Sometimes I feel that I'm not a normal mother to not miss him. But then I think that his behaviour was not exactly "normal" for all those years, so then I think I don't have to feel guilty. Actually, I am so tired these days and my children seem to be having slightly less contact with me, and quite honestly that's fine with me, I don't miss them either. Maybe this is a natural part of growing a bit older? I don't know. And then again, maybe being able to relax after all these years is allowing a little bit of depression to come out as well. I don't know. I think I'm a bit mixed up at the moment. It certainly is a peculiar feeling when a source of tension and anxiety that you have been living with for so long is no longer there. Maybe I'm just reacting, and sometime I will finally balance out. I don't know. Please forgive this peculiar reply. Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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