Big Broods Lead to Loneliness (when they’re gone)
Reading this article via Catholic Mom of 10 a line stuck out to me, reminding me of ourselves:
“I have absolutely no regrets. It was never our intention to have a big family but I wouldn’t go back. It would be lonely. It’s hard work but very rewarding.”
That’s exactly how I feel about or significantly smaller (but hopefully growing) brood. When they go out of town for any reason, I get lonely! When they’re around, I know exactly when to go to bed, get up and do my things around the house. Without them, I wander around feeling dazed and wasting my time on frivolous and distracting activities (usually watching dumb TV or surfing the Internet too much.) I find myself staying up until 1am, just wasting time.
My life is more of a mess without them, than with them!
How do you feel when you’re brood’s not around? Lonely, relieved, sad, all of the above or something else? I’d love to hear your comments on this.
