Empty Nests Support Group
Empty nest syndrome is a general feeling of depression and loneliness that parents/other guardian relatives feel when one or more of their children leave home. Empty nest syndrome has become more prevalent in modern times, as the extended family is becoming less common than in past generations, and the elderly are left living by themselves.
Hi ! My name is Shari I have been a single mom for about 18yrs now & my 3 kids have been my whole world for so long that I'm lost without them . My oldest daughter had my 1st grandbaby & moved out several yrs ago & was 2 1/2 hrs away from me . I hated the distance so I moved there to be closer to them. Now about 2 yrs later my daughter has moved back to St. Louis about 2 1/2 hrs away from me again and also she took her brother with her who is 23yrs old . My 18 yr old daughter also is wanting to move out too. Now I'm feeling stuck all alone in this small country town . I have no friends or family around ( my older brother who lived with me passed away last yr & I'm still having a hard time with that loss for he was the only family I had besides my kids & grandkid ) I tell them how I feel left out alone & depressed but they don't care . I don't hear from them unless I call or text & if they visit it's for a very short time & not often at all . I cry all the time and just can't handle this depression . I feel like I'm not needed wanted or loved anymore
I know it's hard to start to meet new people, but just take up some interests, keep yourself busy. Take an exercise class, go to the gym, go to the library, if those kinds of things are open near you. I know it's hard doing things alone, but it's better than looking at the four walls. I know how it feels. I wish you well!!