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I left my daughter in college 3 weeks ago, she is doing great she loves California. I am very proud of her we text in the morning and skype for a while at night but my emptiness and loneliness is awful. I have a son who is a senior in high school who is very bright and he told me last week that he is not going to college, this was never an option and now I am falling apart.For the past 20 years I have been addressed as Roberto's mom or Paloma's mom. I am no longer that, I feel that nobody needs me and when I think of who I am using my name I have no idea. If someone was to ask me what would make me happy today I wouldn't know. Everything that made me happy included my kids and us as a family. I feel my family is falling apart in front of my eyes and I have no control over it. Yes I would like to say that my husband and i have plans but no, we don't, as a matter of fact this will be the end of our marriage, not a whole lot left. I don't know what to do, there's days I feel I can't function. I am finding it realy hard to find the purpose in life now.

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by: Anonymous

My youngest daughter left to college a month ago and I have been very sad for her. Every day has been a struggle, but it seems to be getting a tiny bit better each day. Somedays though, a wave of sadness comes in and throws me for a loop! Today is a better day, thank God. Some things that have helped are joinging a grief support group at my church, taking my dogs for walks and talking to others along the way, reaching out for past friendships that I never had time for when the kids were here, talking to my pastor, praying and going to church, and volunteering at my church. I'm trying to get back into my exercise routine. It helps when I can call my kids. I'm talking to others who have gone through this, too. With God's Blessing...

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by: Anonymous

I know this must sound selfish, maybe it i, forgive me if it does, but I'm just relieved to hear other moms, especially christian mom who are ging through the same thing I am. I mean, I felt so guilty, and everything you said..purposeless. I know I can volunteer, or find some part time work(I've been trying, but not having worked in over 30 years, I can't seem to get someone to give me a break); still, I miss my girls. My life was being their mom. My husband worked, long hours, and far,so it was basically the girls and me. I also homeschooled them, and we went everywhere together. We served on church groups, and childrens ministries, everything. I never thought this would happen. I mean.I raised them to be smart, indepentent young Godly women, but somehow I thought we would always be close.
anyway, its good to find this site. Somehow, it helps knowing their are others out their who feel the same, and understand. My husband does, but he's still working,so I'm home alone except with the dogs; which I thought would help, but not really.

Can Relate
by: Anonymous

I wrote an article on this same subject called "Life has Changed so Much." My daughter will be graduating from high school in a couple of months and then off to college. My other child is 24 and of course he has graduated from college and is living his own life about to get engaged. I don't feel like either of my kids really need me anymore--at least not like they used to. I miss those days when they were little. I am trying to do positive things to combat this sadness I feel like, counseling, praying, journaling, talking to other women that have gone through it. Yet, I don't feel any relief yet. I keep hoping that I will have a change soon. I have to! I know that I have started some volunteer work and will continue to do more of this. I have to believe that God will hold us mothers close to Him while we adjust to our new roles. We will discover our new paths soon and shine when we do. For now, I take one day at a time and enjoy the small things like the spring flowers and try not to focus too much on what has gone by. My children are really only loaned to me from God because they are His and He will protect them and He will take care of me too. That much I believe.

Get Support Now, Make This an Opportunity.
by: Anonymous

In nearly every community, a support group of almost any topic is going on. Look for one, if you can not find one, I suggest that you create one. You are not alone.
Recognize that this is an opportunity to do and be who you are. Life is a stage- a stage of life: an infant stage, toddler stage, young child stage, daughter stage, woman stage, wife stage, mother stage, grandmother stage, elderly woman stage, etc. You get the picture.
No matter what stage you are on/in, be great! You were created to be you, no matter what stage you are in.

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