Empty Nests Support Group

Hi Marge, hope you had a great weekend with your son! We're going for a visit this weekend because it's his birthday(22)! I've been feeling pretty good lately...I think my ENS is compounded by menopause. What an emotional roller coaster! Remember, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, then Christmas...he'll be home a lot. How is your son doing physically? I hope he's well now. The postings on here have really slowed...maybe everyone's getting better emotionally...hope so.

Your right, its been quiet around here lately. I'm not ready for that yet. I'm glad you checked in. Its so exciting going for a visit. I wish it wasn't so hard to leave though. I just had the poop scared out of me. I checked my email and there was an Emergency Alert from my sons school. It said there was a suspicious incidence and the police where at the location. They closed two parking garages and were diverting people away from the area. I felt like I was going to throw up. Of course, I've already decided someone has mugged my son. So, I called him. Its homecoming week for his school and he was at a concert tonight. He told me he couldn't hear anything I was saying but he was having fun and he'd call me tommorrow. I was so glad to hear his voice. We will get through this right? I hate being a nervous wreck all the time. Oh well, I suppose thats why I'm in the Anxiety support group too. :) Thanks for checking in, have fun on your visit. Enjoy it.

I'm missing my son so much, but I watch him on Facebook and see the pictures he posts and he is clearly having the time of his life, so I am happy too. It's just so weird knowing that he has this whole life going on that I really know nothing about! I used to at least know if he was in or out, now I have no idea what's going on, that's been a real adjustment for me. But I'm getting through it without too many tears!! :) Jennie

Your right, its strange. When I saw him last weekend I asked him to start thinking about Christmas. I needed him to get together a christmas list. I was thinking earlier that usually by now I would have some ideas for christmas but this year I have nothing. I have nothing because he's not here for me to get ideas from, just from talking to him. In the past, he'd come home from his day and tell me about some cool game he played or about some new electronic gadget he read about. I'd always get ideas just from having him around. This year it dawned on me, he's not around, so i have nothing, I need a list. I suppose things change. Boo Hoo. Oh well at least he's coming home for christmas. Jenny, your right about not knowing whats going on. I know he's having a blast, his life is taking off and I'm so proud but its hard not being a part of it. Oh well. It was good to hear from you. Is your boy coming home for Thanksgiving or Christmas? It gives us something to look forward to. :)

Hi, well, as I live in England, we don't have Thanksgiving, but he will be home for Christmas. Oxford University have very short terms, only eight weeks, so he will be home December 5th for a couple of months. I don't expect I shall see that much of him, as he has his friends to catch up with and a cute new girlfriend. Just have to take it as it comes, but it will be nice to wake up in the morning and know I am not all alone in my house!!! Hugs, Jennie