Has anyone experienced this? I don't have this full on, but am experiencing a variation of it.
Our older 3 work/go to school and 2 are leaving home this fall. They are rarely home and do their own thing. Aidan and Zoe are in middle school and they spend their days playing with friends or in devices. We used to eat together each night, but now it's usually just Zoe, Thomas and I. My role has changed from taking care of the kids and playing with them to just taking care of the house as well as managing benefits etc for Andrew. Thomas is at a peak career-wise and he is very occupied by this.
It feels ... empty. It's kind of sad. What I would give to have the years back to do it all over again!
I feel like I'm working to build a life for myself now. It's one of the reasons I went back to school and have focused on helping families who have children with autism. I arrange coffee dates with a small group of friends and have started a local gettogether for parents of adults with autism.
I'm being proactive. But I miss the days when the whole family did things together. I'm at a loss to engage them.
Any ideas?
Kris
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Our older 3 work/go to school and 2 are leaving home this fall. They are rarely home and do their own thing. Aidan and Zoe are in middle school and they spend their days playing with friends or in devices. We used to eat together each night, but now it's usually just Zoe, Thomas and I. My role has changed from taking care of the kids and playing with them to just taking care of the house as well as managing benefits etc for Andrew. Thomas is at a peak career-wise and he is very occupied by this.
It feels ... empty. It's kind of sad. What I would give to have the years back to do it all over again!
I feel like I'm working to build a life for myself now. It's one of the reasons I went back to school and have focused on helping families who have children with autism. I arrange coffee dates with a small group of friends and have started a local gettogether for parents of adults with autism.
I'm being proactive. But I miss the days when the whole family did things together. I'm at a loss to engage them.
Any ideas?
Kris
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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