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.
In Feburary my daughter moved out . We were very close shopping,lunch,getting nails done. My mother was in the hospital dying with cancer. I was very close to her. She past away in March . Two weeks later i broke my foot and was unable to walk on it, and because of my wrist crutches werent an option. I was given a scooter however using it tore the tendens in that knee. So i was on the couch for 13 weeks Six weeks after my mother passing my father passed away. I am trying so hard to deal with everything, however everytime my daughter calls to do something i make up some excuse why i can't. Then get off the phone and cry like the day my mom and dad passed. I feel so bad, she has to know something is up. I dont want to hurt her she is such a sweet caring girl. And i know she loves me but it is so painful i try to stay away. Not sure what to do. Any advice would be welcomed.
see your daughter, the longer you wait the harder it is going to get. Everything seems bad at this time, for your own sake and your daughters grab a coffee, go to a movie, a concert, anything to be in the same room. Do not make the mistake of
avoiding her too long. Good luck