Feel like I want to cry

[HappySonHappyMum]

So my DS travels back up North to work and is away all week from Monday. My DD starts back to school in year 11 on Monday as well. I just want to cry. I've loved lockdown, we're a small very close family and we've all enjoyed being safe
and sound in our little bubble. My DDs been off school since the end of November and my son since before Christmas. I want to keep them with me forever but I know they've got lives to live and things have to get back to normal. I'm being pathetic and selfish and idiotic but I've literally sat watching the tv with them all night fighting back the tears. I work from home so it's going to be so quiet again my DH is out at work everyday as well. Please tell me I'm not the only one, I'm being ridiculous aren't I

Not ridiculous..... just sad that this time your family has had together, where you were all so close has to come to an end.
Probably a wee bit scared too as you’ve now got to step back in to the wider world, which to some people, can seem quite an unsafe place.
Change is often difficult, most of us can struggle with it at times. Nevertheless it can’t be avoided otherwise we’d all stagnate.
You just need to accept that it’s going to take some time to adjust to your family’s new circumstances.
After a while everyone getting on with their own lives outside the home will be your ‘new normal’ just as it was before the blasted lockdown.

Not pathetic at all - I think we are all emotionally strung out right now, and you and your family have been safely cocooned for so long, so change is hard.

No, not at all. It's natural to want to keep our children safe. Horrible though isn't it, I've every sympathy with you

I think it's lovely that you love your children so much. You must all be a really loving and close family ❤️ try and make plans for the future for family events, summer BBQs, family games/film night etc and it will give you all something to look forward to and an excuse to all get together again

Thanks both. We have talked about it as a family, my DD is stressed about her GCSEs, my DS is anxious as he basically has to live in a hotel all week and after work he's in his hotel room eating takeaways as they're not allowed to mix with anyone because of Covid. We're all flat this weekend. I know it will improve once we've got ourselves into this revised routine. We've been so lucky to have each other in our little bubble, it's selfish to feel this way.