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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 710979" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Feeling. I read your first message *when son arrived and felt so heartened. I could not respond but when I came to check in, felt crestfallen, too.</p><p></p><p>I agree with pigless, that it is highly encouraging that he came home. Even though he left. That shows he has hope and he knows he can and will find refuge. I do believe he will come back soon.</p><p></p><p>I do not know why he wants to be homeless except for the reasons we have already speculated about. But he has to work this through.</p><p></p><p>It is very, very safe there. Beautiful and safe. It is like he is camping. When my son was homeless I tried to think of him like a cowboy, out sleeping under the stars with his horse nearby. For eons of time young men have left home and gone into the wilderness to work out their lives. This is what middle son is doing. He feels he has to do this to get to the next stage of his life just like I felt I had to go on the train 3 days to Philadelphia. Think of yourself as womenfolk in a western movie. Barbara Stanwyck, maybe. You come out the door in your homestead cabin onto the porch. You descend into the garden. You watch as middle son returns, crossing your land. You have just gone through the hardest part, when he leaves and you are standing there waving as he goes into the sunset, weeping.</p><p></p><p>I am not being trite here feeling. Why not start binge watching old westerns? They are my favorite movies.</p><p></p><p>How many mothers have gone through this for eternity? The difference is we put a word on it now, homeless. It feels horrible, but he is working this out in his own way.</p><p></p><p>I will check in as I can. I am sick at heart for you feeling, and I wish this was different. I know you feel you cannot handle this but you have been through way worse. Take heart, feeling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 710979, member: 18958"] Feeling. I read your first message *when son arrived and felt so heartened. I could not respond but when I came to check in, felt crestfallen, too. I agree with pigless, that it is highly encouraging that he came home. Even though he left. That shows he has hope and he knows he can and will find refuge. I do believe he will come back soon. I do not know why he wants to be homeless except for the reasons we have already speculated about. But he has to work this through. It is very, very safe there. Beautiful and safe. It is like he is camping. When my son was homeless I tried to think of him like a cowboy, out sleeping under the stars with his horse nearby. For eons of time young men have left home and gone into the wilderness to work out their lives. This is what middle son is doing. He feels he has to do this to get to the next stage of his life just like I felt I had to go on the train 3 days to Philadelphia. Think of yourself as womenfolk in a western movie. Barbara Stanwyck, maybe. You come out the door in your homestead cabin onto the porch. You descend into the garden. You watch as middle son returns, crossing your land. You have just gone through the hardest part, when he leaves and you are standing there waving as he goes into the sunset, weeping. I am not being trite here feeling. Why not start binge watching old westerns? They are my favorite movies. How many mothers have gone through this for eternity? The difference is we put a word on it now, homeless. It feels horrible, but he is working this out in his own way. I will check in as I can. I am sick at heart for you feeling, and I wish this was different. I know you feel you cannot handle this but you have been through way worse. Take heart, feeling. [/QUOTE]
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