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.
Everyone has their own cycles. It takes me 3 years to stop grieving from deaths. Three years and eight months to stop grieving after my daughter moved 2000 miles away. Today I am doing better, after two years of severe depression and over a year of numbness. The last few months have been bearable. I feel like I can breath again, a little.
I miss my daughter horribly. I have 2 grandchildren that I will live far, far away from. I will miss out on a lot of things, lots of hugs, lots of memories that won't be made.
But you know what? I'm trying to make the best of it. I will visit when I can, stay busy when I can't, and cry when I need to. But I will be okay.
I miss my daughter horribly. I have 2 grandchildren that I will live far, far away from. I will miss out on a lot of things, lots of hugs, lots of memories that won't be made.
But you know what? I'm trying to make the best of it. I will visit when I can, stay busy when I can't, and cry when I need to. But I will be okay.
I got a message from my son that he was excited he had an upper coil and a lower coil in the stove in his new apartment. First time he has contacted me first in months. It was a good day.
I hope we both have many more good days.