Parents of estranged adult children Community Group
One or more of our adult children walked out of our lives and never looked back.

Do we have plans to celebrate ourselves as mothers this weekend? After all WE gave birth or adopted and had the experience of a lifetime as mothers. Whether this turned out well or not, this day is our day to honor ourselves and all the effort we put in as mothers.
Let's do something nice for ourselves, even if just buying ourselves flowers or a new plant we like? Sometimes our EC don't text or call or give a gift and we can sit alone feeling miserable because they don't seem to care. Or we can say to ourselves that we care more about ourselves so we will celebrate our own day. Go outside, make a good meal, go shopping, whatever you need to do to survive and thrive on Sunday (here in the USA).
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I know this is stupid, but after not being able to find a job after graduation for almost two years, I ended up just taking an online teaching job because I couldn't find anything in my field. I was trying to get out of teaching and I feel so devastated. I felt this crushing feeling when I signed the paperwork and when I was in the meetings. I know that sounds so dramatic but it is how I felt. It...
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Woke up feeling very emotional and about to clock in at my place of employment. And can't place it all in writing but not been a good experience with my store manager or his boss. Defamation of my character is a concern. I've been losing appetite and weight. Trying to perform at work to keep myself from hospitalization as a result of toxic masculinity.

