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Shoegal0305 · 06/02/2021 07:26

Not sure if this is the correct section to post in but I am a lone parent!

I'm lying in bed dreading getting up today. My 18 year old is heading back to the town he work in, 100 miles away. He has a job in the hospitality industry which obviously has been affected by Covid so he's been home since December. His contract starts end of this month but he is desperate to get back as his friends and girlfriend are there, obviously he will form a new bubble there with his housemates and girlfriend.

He was there for about 3 months last year, he quit college, caused me a lot of worry but basically I realised he was doing what made him happy. So since then he's passed his driving test and bought a little car which obviously I'm worried sick about, today I am travelling down with him and getting the train back, it's about a 2 hour motorway drive. I just feeling a bit numb, last night he packed his bedroom up there's not much left. I'm feeling so sick and anxious. Not much support in real life so looking for some advice on how to cope??

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unicornsarereal72 · 07/02/2021 16:40

But him his treats and send him a parcel.

Shoegal0305 · 07/02/2021 16:44

@unicornsarereal72 I do that via Amazon lol x

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NeedToKnow101 · 07/02/2021 16:51

Cats don't mind being left alone, once they're settled.

Bopahula · 07/02/2021 17:55

I'm so glad he got off ok.

If you don't mind adopting an older cat they would love you to leave them a warm bed, food out and uninterrupted sleep all day!!

I Have days when I'm out that long. My two (who are completely not bonded!) don't appear to have moved from the same spot all day. Ones 12 and ones 9.
They venture over to score dreamies when I come in, pay me a bit of attention and then sod off back to sleeping. But it is lovely to not walk into an empty house. They do seem to mostly like me, in the way that cats ever do anyway. 😂

Maybe see what your local cats rescue has got. You never know. 😻

Shoegal0305 · 07/02/2021 18:35

@Bopahula @NeedToKnow101 thank you. I miss my cats so much. I feel cruel tho getting another when I'm out of the house for so long? Plus it's nice to be able to throw a bag in the car and head off to see my son - Covid allowing! I'm really unsure whether to get another??

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