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Are any other seniors experiencing a need to cry more often?
Aging Well | Last Active: Aug 12 3:06pm | Replies (85)Comment receiving replies
The second year of my husband's death is approaching and I don't seem to be any more accepting of it at all. I call myself the walking water pot. I cry at any time and any place. I also feel I am withdrawing from "society" more and more. I have two sons and one of them is not a help at all. In fact I would say more a hindrance and I feel him withdrawing from me, which makes me cry all the more. I do make plans for extremely short outings (1-2 days) and everyone things I am moving forward. Everyone except me. I have expressed to my sons that I would like to see them at least one more time while I am still alive. At my age I don't know how much longer I have left. It is hard.
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As I read this, I felt the same way. And you know, I walk around thinking I am the only one and that increases my feeling of isolation.
My sons, sometimes I think they are generous and kind to me, and sometimes I think they do not do enough to keep in touch, and I'm resentful. The difference is me, which doesn't help me change it. It actually makes me irritated that, on top of everything else, it's my fault? LOL
But you can't stay there forever, and things do change. I can feel better sometimes and when I am at my worst it helps to remember that. My best wishes to you. Life is not easy.
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After a lifetime of living for your husband and sons, it may be time to just think of your own life.
In your mind, without telling them, free your sons to do whatever they want to do and start thinking of your own self. What have you always wanted to do? What sort of life can you live now that you are on your own. Freedom awaits you. Freedom to do things just for you. Little things at first, small steps of becoming independent