Ds going away

[MamaBear8686]

During the summer holidays my ex has booked to take our ds7 on holiday abroad for 10 days. He has taken him on holiday before but never abroad and not for this long. I already feel bereft and very anxious. I don't have concerns about my ex's parenting and get on pretty well with him and his wife but with all the bad things going on in the world at the moment I just feel so worried about ds going so far away from me for so long.

I have things arranged to keep busy but can anyone offer me any advice on how to feel better with the situation?

All the comfort i can offer is that the reality of it wont be as bad as the anticipation. And that the first time will be the worst.

My ex is taking my 3 yr old and 1.5 yr old away for 9 days abroad in summer. The longest I have been away from them since birth has been 2 nights..I know I will miss them so I have booked a really cool holiday for myself as a distraction to somewhere I wouldn’t be able to take the dc

I know the feeling. I agree with pp that the anticipation is worse than the reality (a bit like returning to work after maternity leave). Also, as another pp said, you could go away ypurself (or at least keep very busy socially).