Posting here as didn't know where to post...basically I'm feeling a little neglected after my mum has retired! I know, very needy but just needed a vent.
But of background, I'm in my late 30s, single mum to two kids working full time. My mum has never ever helped with the kids, and as she has now retired, I didn't expect that to change. We spoke on the phone or FaceTime every day. If she doesn't hear from me, she would get concerned and send the standard "hope you're ok" text, even when she knows I'm either busy with the kids activities or at work. Never a day goes by when we don't talk in some form.
Six weeks ago she retired and bought herself a touring caravan. She's widowed and never did I think she would head off on her own, but that's exactly what she's done. She says she will be back in November. And she's visiting some really random places where there is no phone signal. I've not spoken properly to her in weeks. I've a lot going off at work, the kids have lots to tell her about her achievements, and we just don't get to talk to her. We've just FaceTimed her and she was absolutely steaming in some country pub, so I quickly cut short the call.
I've messaged her a few times to ask that she gives us a ring or a FaceTime when she has a good signal, but she just doesn't call. I've even suggested we have a weekend with her but i didn't get a response. Having gone from daily contact, to almost 6 weeks of nothingness is quite hard. Don't know what I want people to suggest, and I know I should probably want her to enjoy her life, but we're all missing her and she just doesn't seem to get it.