I'm a little devastated that my youngest child is off to school after 9 years of having a young child at home with me atleast one week day every week.
I feel like I'm grieving! It's over so quickly. It doesn't help that my husband is autistic and after he was diagnosed 3 years ago, I gave up all loving expectations of him and focused on my love for my children and their love for me. My youngest child filled a void in my marriage if I'm being totally honest.
I am contemplating ending my marriage now that my youngest is off to school. But I feel like their is such a loss. My children have given me a lot of purpose through the years that I've struggled to understand the lack of intimacy in my marriage. I feel sad.
I work part-time and I am also considering returning to work full-time so that I don't have to endure 2 days a week at home alone.
Any other ideas on how to get through this change/new chapter?