telling me tonight that he doesn't want to take a Gap year because he doesn't want to live at home any more. Because we aren't a close family.
DD is already away at Uni.
DH and I have struggled a bit during our marriage, but married almost 30 years.
The atmosphere at home is certainly not toxic or abusive.
I have adored my children and we've done what we thought was right - good boundaries, open conversation, support with very little judgment, guided them to help them make their own choices. Plus the practical stuff - holidays, parties, days out, time with extended family, driven them all over the county. Even now the 3/4 of us regularly go out for meals together, watch TV, chat, take holidays.
I feel so sad. I thought I'd done OK. To hear him say we aren't close has broken my heart a little bit.
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SmokeAndBone · 30/10/2018 21:52
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