Funny How You Miss People

[nailit]

That brass you off....
Me and my son have a real love/hate relationship at times. Some of his habits really P me off (but I love him more than life itself)
He's gone to stay at his girlfriends for a few days and my flat seems so empty and lonely without him.
I often wish that he would get a place of his own but at times like this I question my reasoning.

Strange thing is I broke up with my last partner a few years ago and quiet frankly glad to see the back of her and enjoying my 'freedom' but been apart from your own children seems to be a different kettle of fish.

[ummmm]

I like time away from mine but I do have 3 of them who are always in and out. My daughter doesn't live at home anymore but I talk to her usually twice a day.

When they were little and went to their dads for the weekend I really looked forward to it but I was bored within the hour.

[jno]

I am quite looking forward to jno jnr getting enough together to put down a deposit on a flat and moving out. (This is the second time it's happened, and I kind of assumed he'd left home for good, but things didn;t work out.)

I think he's quite a bit older than yourboy, though. I love him but the flat isn't really big enough for thegthree of us. And I know he loves me too but also doesn't want to be here all his life.

[Barmaid]

Im very lucky. I love mr bm's company but the house is big enough for me to "opt out" if i need to be alone.

[nailit]

Hope you don't need to 'opt out' often BM?

[Meg]

My 3 sons and 8 grandkids are scattered about the UK. When they come home it's lovely to see them but the do take over the house. I always think it's so nice when they arrive and bloody fantastic when they leave. Having said that as soon as they go I miss them and look forward to the next invasion.

[douglas9401]

I'll get back to you if we ever get rid of our two. :-)

[nailit]

Two????
God, ones enough!

[douglas9401]

The saving grace is that child one appeared at my elbow as I was watering the produce in the greenhouse, bottle of Gentleman Jack in hand, asking if I fancied a few.

He's off to buy cola for himself and a big glass for me. :-)

[sherrardk]

I love having mine off school and when they go back I feel so down. If even one of them is not here overnight it really throws me and the others off kilter (fortunately boy #1 has gone quiet on the idea of moving out).

[andy-hughes]

My three girls are all long left and settled with two children each.

I still miss them, and I love to see them, and I know that sharing a house again would not be a good idea.

Our youngest came back for a year when her marriage broke up, and we loved having her and her little boy with us, but she is very happy now with a new partner and another little boy as well.


I think being exasperated, and missing our children is something hardwired into us as parents.

[nailit]

//I think being exasperated, and missing our children is something hardwired into us as parents//
I don't think that you're wrong there Andy....

[tonyav]

How's boy #1 getting on with the army reserves, sherr ?.

[sherrardk]

Hi Tony, his recruiting officer contacted him to say there's been a balls up - he's arranging to meet up with him next week and then he has to have an assessment (thanks for asking and sorry Nallit for going off thread).

[nailit]

No probs Sherr. Hope it goes well with ur lad :-)

[sherrardk]

Cheers Nailit - I'm dreading when all my kids leave (there's five of them), I'll probably go slowly bonkers.

[tonyav]

Hope things go well for the lad, sherr.

Only one of my three at home now.