How can I cope when my children move on with their lives.
Posted by Intuition Girl
Hi Joan Marie:
I love reading your newsletters because you have helped me walk when I was only crawling in life. I lost my son many years ago and you helped me heal so much from that tragedy.
I am now facing the time when my other children are growing up and preparing to go to college and begin their own lives. I am so frightened that I might loose them forever. Can you please help me cope with the fact that my children must move on and live their own lives.
I am so frightened.
Mary Sue, Chicago
Answer
Dear Mary Sue:
Thank you so much for your heart felt note. I truly understand your pain and sorrow for experiencing the loss of a child and now as you are preparing for and facing yet another challenging moment in your life you are anticipating the void that will materialize as you watch your other children grow up and prepare for their own journeys. It is understandable to feel anxiety and separation which is surfacing in you.
