They say a mother has a special bond with her son. Even more so if it is her only son. Add to that, a single mom that raised this only son for 22 years. A son that after 22 years, just moved out to live with his girlfriend and his grandmother. (due to the grandmothers health) It's like being hit with a ton of bricks. They say focus on other members of the family... uh which other members??? They say to focus on the husband... didn't I mention "single"? They say to jump into your job, what job is that? gardening? cleaning the house? I lost my job last year.... I can go on and on about what the "experts" suggest to those mom's with multiple children, who's child went off to college. What about us who supported our only child at home while they continued their education. What about us single mom's that just lost our only son to another woman (their future wife)? I don't know about you, I've always been the strong one, the self-sufficient one, the provider... done it all... I wasn't expecting to "lose it" just before driving him and his stuff a whopping 7 miles away (sarcasm). I know I'll see him, he still has stuff here, so why did I completely lose it? And why am I busting out into tears randomly over this? It isn't like he moved across the country or anything.
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They say a mother has a special bond with her son. Even more so if it is her only son. Add to that, a single mom that raised this only son for 22 years. A son that after 22 years, just moved out to live with his girlfriend and his grandmother. (due to the grandmothers health)
It's like being hit with a ton of bricks.
They say focus on other members of the family... uh which other members???
They say to focus on the husband... didn't I mention "single"?
They say to jump into your job, what job is that? gardening? cleaning the house? I lost my job last year....
I can go on and on about what the "experts" suggest to those mom's with multiple children, who's child went off to college. What about us who supported our only child at home while they continued their education. What about us single mom's that just lost our only son to another woman (their future wife)?
I don't know about you, I've always been the strong one, the self-sufficient one, the provider... done it all... I wasn't expecting to "lose it" just before driving him and his stuff a whopping 7 miles away (sarcasm). I know I'll see him, he still has stuff here, so why did I completely lose it? And why am I busting out into tears randomly over this? It isn't like he moved across the country or anything.
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