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What a great thread. I won't be an ENer, but my firstborn, DS, is off to college in the fall, and I'm dreading it. Been divorced longer than I was married, their dad is a deadbeat, kids' grandparents have all passed away, so it's been just the three of us (DS, DD, and me) for a long time. We are very close because we are all we have. I am really going to miss DS. As a previous poster pointed out about alot of us -not only do I love my children, but I like them, too. They keep me grounded and show me things I would miss were I on my own. I've always tried new things and done what interests me, but I admit my number one interest has been raising my children. (It is very time consuming to be Mom, Dad, two Grandmas, and two Grandpas - involves lots of storytelling about each - just so my kids know something about where they come from.)
I've been thinking alot about what I'm going to do when DD goes off to college in 2011. I don't like the town I live in, but don't want to leave until DD is done with HS. Once she graduates HS, I am seriously considering getting in the car and driving across the US, stopping at any town or city that looks interesting and staying for as long as I want. Thanks to cell phones, kids can call me anytime, so I don't have to worry about being out of touch should they need me. In many ways, I look forward to truly being on my own - no parents, kids, husband, or house to look after or take car of. Hmmm . . . maybe this won't be so bad afterall.
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