Parents of Adult Child Estrangement Community Group
Support online, with attempts to form regional in-person meeting clusters, for those parents who have experienced periods of serial or continuous estrangment by an adult child.
I dread the upcoming holidays.. both b/c I may have exposure to my ED in all her venemous glory.. And because I won't have anyone to be with this year on NY's Eve or the entire Fr-Sun weekend after Thanksgiving.
I read a comment in an article posted on another estrangement site last night that resonnated with me: "It's lonely to live alone."
Any thoughts on how you're feeling as we creep towards the holiday season with all it's expectations of "merriment?"
I read a comment in an article posted on another estrangement site last night that resonnated with me: "It's lonely to live alone."
Any thoughts on how you're feeling as we creep towards the holiday season with all it's expectations of "merriment?"
I'm not so emotionally invested in the holidays after all these years alone. Though I'd prefer and like to go somewhere to avoid all the family business I witness with friends. They invite me but it feels weird and I don't like being alone in families of others in their celebration. I sometimes would fly to Mexico Isla Mujeres, just for a week in a condo. It's safe at that island because of the Navy base and no criminal activity so I feel safe even going alone. I'd be up for a trip out of here. Thanksgiving sucks. Maybe a 3 night Las Vegas trip would be affordable warm, easy to navigate and well. I'm open to going anywhere really. I can stay in Minneapolis and it won't drive me nuts anymore but it sure would be better with close friends or new friends from this site.
Last year DH's son and his wife invited us for Thanksgiving the Monday BEFORE Thanksgiving. Then all they talked about was ALL the rest of their family was coming to eat at their house on Thanksgiving. The only reason we had been invited is we jumped at a reconciliation the summer before. Our DIL said she always wanted to go to Key West. We took them there for Christmas last year so they felt guilty about Thanksgiivng.
Well, the Mega Money we spent on our 5 day Key West Trip was great therapy. We learned we were really not family. They didn't think our grandson (my daughter's child) was really not kin and not my DH's grandson. We haven't seen them since. DH's son and wife just had a baby. They did not call and we are not calling.