Avon wrote to All <=-
Seems to be a time of change in our family.
My youngest son is moving away to another city and leaves today.
This is his first time living outside he spent most of his life
growing up in and will be at the other end of the country i.e.
you need to fly or spend several days driving to get from us to
him. I will miss him when he leaves. At 22 and with a girlfriend
and a job to go to, he's off on his next adventure.
My parents just had their 58th wedding anniversary yesterday. Mum
is now in hospital level care with dementia in a rest home and
her health is failing quickly. It's hard to imagine what it was
like for them yesterday with the knowledge that this may be their
last anniversary together. I talk to my Dad each day, he also
lives a couple of airline flights away from me. Video calling has
been a saviour in being able to support him from afar.
My wife and I will visit my parents in a few weeks. I suspect it
will be the last time I will see Mum alive. My rational brain
gets this, this train has been rolling for a few years now. My
emotional brain gets it too... but at times it gets it less... ah emotional brain... how you can pop up out of nowhere at times and
remind me I'm human :)
I write this on a warm, blue sky, sunny morning... summer is in
full swing here, we actually are in the mid of a mini heatwave
for this part of the country over the next several days. It's
clam outside, the dog is lying on the floor next to me. I'm
waiting for my son to come back from his flat inspection so we
can have a final few hours together before he starts his 3-4 days
drive north.
Do you think there are times in your life where it just seems
there's a ton of change that seems to happen almost all at once?
At the moment that feels the way for me. New manager at work,
many 10+ year work colleagues leaving or have left, family stuff (mentioned above) and on it goes.
Yes, there certainly do seem to be times in life where that seems to
happen, probably to everybody. I have been through a couple of those
periods myself, one of which involved losing a parent to dementia, also.
Having the kids "leave the nest" is also difficult, but should be seen
as a positive step forward, I think. It means you've done your job
well. ;-) I feel for what you're going through, and hope you come out
on the other side of it as well as possible. I think you will!
I'm not complaining, just a bit exhausted. I think many of us are
after the last few years. It's nice to have a hobby you can
dabble in/out of when you want. Keeps things fun and helps you
stay sane :)
Yes, many people are tired out from world events the last few years.
100% agree on the importance of having something like a hobby to give
one a break now and then.
Hope you can stay positive and move forward through the difficulties.
You have many friends in this hobby that are always "here".
... Don't wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it.
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