Posted by annierose on July 17, 2011, at 20:59:44
In reply to Week 2 of T's vacation ..., posted by annierose on July 17, 2011, at 12:18:49
Thanks for everyone's support.
Yes, it does seem lots of us are sending our kids off to college. I'll still have my son at home but I fear boys push their moms away earlier and stronger ... so his high school years (which begin the year she goes off 2012) may set me up for my empty nest ... even though he'll still be here. Babblers with sons and daughters - did you son push you out in the early teen years? My daughter will still go to movies and shop with me ... so I have her companionship.
The empty nest, in general, gave me much to think about as my marriage wasn't as strong or as happy as I would like. My husband was shocked to learn this news and is working on improving his end of the marriage.
Back to my original post: I see my therapist generally twice a week BUT since her hip replacement surgery and all the interruptions with my work related travels and vacations and her winter vacations ... and upsets in my marriage ... I have seen her three times a week a lot this year ... which probably works out to 8 or 9 sessions a month.
My daughter is going through seperation issues this summer, so I can sympathize, but it also causes me frustration. She is a strong, loud, out-going girl. Her three closest friends graduated this spring and are in college mode. This is freaking my daughter out. She barely makes any efforts to see her friends this summer, and she wants to do EVERYTHING with me. We work-out together, I got her a job this summer where I work, we obviously eat meals together and most evenings she wants to be with me. (I'm off on a tangent ... but she just asked me to join her in another room so it triggered my thought process).
I surely hope this week moves along after tomorrow's missed session. We're touring colleges this Thursday/Friday so that will keep me busy those hard days.
Thank you for your comments, thoughts, and stories. Made me smile. I love my babble friends.
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