Hi, I am glad you have had the weekend away from him and I know that’s not easy to do. I think we have become so entangled in their lives that we feel we always have to be there, on stand by, in case ‘something’ happens – I feel like I am constantly waiting and on edge. I feel I am walking a very thin line between sanity and insanity most of the time. As you say it gives you a bit of headspace if nothing else- I hope you managed to enjoy that a little bit. I try – I went to a show at the weekend that my grand daughter took part in and that was a few hours of music and colour and uplifting. My son is doing a couple of jobs for me in the house although not finished them yet. He can turn his hand to all sorts of things and capable of lots but over the years he has slowly lost all confidence in himself, feels useless and does not come to any family get togethers now as he says he feels ashamed and can’t face them. This is a sad state of affairs. Does your son live quite near to you? Thank you for your kind assurance that I am not alone – I think communicating with other mothers like yourself is a comfort. Please post again on here and let me know how things are even if nothing much changes or maybe your son may just have ‘one good day’ now and again. That will be something, an achievement in itself we have to celebrate these small things now. Bye for now.
