Adult children and child like husband are driving me mad! Where is me time?

[Briarrose1]

Any Mums out there who had kids quite young and now seem stuck with them forever? I have always done my best for them, probably too much. They can't leave home as there are NO jobs, NO way of buying or even renting a home of thier own. I know they want to get out, but then again I have made it too comfortable at home. We all coped with lockdown amazingly well. We get on really well but now I have turned 50 I am despereate for my own space. Husband is like a big kid anyway. Arghhh. I just want some space for me. Any ideas how to do this apart from drinking or immersing myself in work?

Got space for a shed in the garden? Or a caravan? My friend has rented herself a space in an artist's collective. She's there every day!

Forgot to add. I am 48 and my kids are still youngish at 16 and 13 but I've taken to going to bed early! I have to have peace!

A shed . With a chair and books in it. ? Take tea there early am and read amd just be. In fact during lockdown and all home i slept in my shed .. fairy lights , wine and a fold down bed. Dh did not mind at all as he wanted some space away from human contact too . It worked very well . Also go out in the car, drive a a quiet place.. have a picnic .?

You've made life too comfortable for them. If they wanted independence they would leave. What do you mean there are 'no jobs'? What qualifications/training do they have? Maybe they need to retrain.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, would have kept me living with my mother.