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Ocean

Member since
September 2023

771 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 6:02pmReport post

Today I just feel sad for my son. Sad because he's alone, sad because his children have just returned home after spending the weekend with us, sad because he's broken. Is it too much to wish that one day he will find someone who loves him as much as I do? Someone who is willing to get to know the real him and someone who he can start enjoying life with again. I know he did a bad thing but as a mum I just want the best for him and I long for him to find peace and happiness.

K4

Member since
October 2022

611 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 6:10pmReport post

I wish I could think of something helpful to say to you. But I can't. I just want to send you a virtual hug.



Xxx

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

771 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 7:00pmReport post

K4, your hug is very much appreciated. Thank you.

I'm on day 4 of the flu and think my emotions have decided to run high to compete with my temperature. Isn't it a shame that a paracetamol can't bring our emotions back down in the same way it does a high temperature.

Smile through tears

Member since
September 2021

2553 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 7:14pmReport post

Ahh Ocean I have exactly the same wishes for my son.

He deserves to be loved, without a doubt he has so much to give. I desperately want him to share his life with someone that can see through this bad time in his life and make him happy.

i can understand your sadness xxxx

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

771 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 7:23pmReport post

Thank you Smile, it just somehow helps knowing there are other people who understand and who feel the same.

Bettyboo65

Member since
June 2022

339 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 7:57pmReport post

Ocean, my thoughts are with you and when someone has so much love give the right person will find them when the time is right.

This journey we have is so very sad and lonely but I try to remember it's a "temporary" and not a "permanent" situation and the sun will shine for us all again soon.

Xxx

Katie28

Member since
December 2021

183 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 8:04pmReport post

Ocean if it helps for the last 2 years I felt exactly the same about my husband, it hurts to see the rejection and distance that people think is helpful. This year has been so different, Christmas was lovely as was the rest of the festive season, we are still reduced on the amount of cards we used to get but we had so many more this year than we did last year and in 2021. Our lives are different, there are a lot of different people around us now but we are happy and grateful, we have enjoyed the festivities and are looking forward to a better new year. Things can get better, we may not have the same choices but what we do have is hope for the future. 2 years ago I never would have thought we could ever celebrate a happy Christmas in fact my belief was Christmas could come and go as it brought back too many painful memories but there is light, there is hope and there is someone out there who will love your son and see him for the person he is and not define him by what has happened. Keep praying, keep believing and it will happen.
Love Katie xxxx

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

771 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 8:16pmReport post

Thank you Bettyboo and Katie for your words of encouragement. Today I've forgotten the importance of living one day at a time. After seeing my son just lying on his bed missing his old life I've let my thoughts and feelings run away with me.

Lonely & Bewildered

Member since
October 2023

53 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 10:54pmReport post

Bettyboo

this is so true, this is only "temporary" and not "permanent". I need to remember this and keep saying this to myself especially when having a wobble. We don't know what's going to happen in the future so have to live a day at a time. X

Bettyboo65

Member since
June 2022

339 posts

Posted Mon January 1, 2024 11:10pmReport post

I'm the very same, I wake each morning overwhelmed with life, so much so that I sometimes ask the lord to take me right then but then I remember all I have to live for and I think just get through this day and don't worry about tomorrow, it helps me enormously to focus on the here and now and nothing else

Xxx

Webb89

Member since
July 2022

438 posts

Posted Tue January 2, 2024 12:39amReport post

I hope you feel better soon. Having the flu and navigating things are very hard. I am just sorry i cannot help. I wish i had a magic wand and remove all the hurt and sadness. But i am afraid all i have is a virtual hug. X

Upset mum

Member since
June 2020

2403 posts

Posted Tue January 2, 2024 8:35amReport post

Ocean x

Ahh sending you a huge hug that squeezes you tight , I totally understand and have the same feelings as you do x

He will rebuild as dark as things are he will because he has your strength and your love to help him get through x

We cannot change what has happened but we can be there every step of the way xx