Miss my son

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My teenage son has gone camping with a club he belongs to and I really miss him. They weren't allowed to take phones with so no contact (apart from the club sent a message to say they arrived safely).

I hope he's having a lovely time but secretly hoping he misses me just a little bit.

Keeping myself busy but nights are very quiet. Single mum to just him!

How do you cope when your child goes away?

How long has he gone for? Can you arrange a night out with mates or other stuff that might not be so easy to arrange when he’s back?

I wouldn't want my kids to miss me. I want them to enjoy themselves. I spent all my childhood missing my mum even whilst at school. How long is he away for?

I would do something nice for yourself, he's probably having a great time and you should be too.

I love mine going away, they have a fantastic time. DX was away for a week with explorers this summer.

I also run a brownies group and often it’s the first time away for our girls. They have a lovely time. We do a night for the younger ones and two for the older girls.

Clearly you guys have a fantastic relationship. He’ll probably be too distracted and busy to notice that he misses you, but it’s so hard to be the one left behind at home. Keep busy and plan nice things to do together when he’s back.

He's gone for 10 days. Today is day 4. I'm not going to tell him I've missed him, I don't want him to feel upset because I'm hoping he'll want to go again next year, it's a lovely experience for him. So, today I saw a friend I've not seen for a very long time, going to the theatre with my mum tomorrow, hopefully do some gardening if it stops raining, need to tidy my 'messy' drawer, going to treat myself to a pedicure and hoping to get together with another friend . . trying to keep busy

You've done a good job if he's enjoying himself.
They never tell you raising confident DC is all about learning to let them go, but hopefully your DS will always have a great relationship with you.