See, that is where I thought my life would be! Good fortune to you. But I still have the kids, tho’ the eldest is just a summer away from beginning the walk out of my door.
Thank you for this! I am at the fringe of winter, and fear my husband has already arrived. However, we are helping my parents as much as we can—just had to place Dad at 90, as his dementia is growing strong enough to make him daily unsafe. Mom is living alone (by choice) for the first time in her 83 years. Our profoundly disabled son is 32 now—and we think about his aging, of course. His sisters will take over, and I trust them utterly, but the twists and turns in life are sometimes rich and beautiful, and others bitter and dark—but rarely restful! Always make time for rest if you can. And cherish all the feelings—they are food for our art.
See, that is where I thought my life would be! Good fortune to you. But I still have the kids, tho’ the eldest is just a summer away from beginning the walk out of my door.
You are just a step behind me, then! I wish you good luck with the launch, and good health to enjoy the phase that comes after it in life.
Thank you for this! I am at the fringe of winter, and fear my husband has already arrived. However, we are helping my parents as much as we can—just had to place Dad at 90, as his dementia is growing strong enough to make him daily unsafe. Mom is living alone (by choice) for the first time in her 83 years. Our profoundly disabled son is 32 now—and we think about his aging, of course. His sisters will take over, and I trust them utterly, but the twists and turns in life are sometimes rich and beautiful, and others bitter and dark—but rarely restful! Always make time for rest if you can. And cherish all the feelings—they are food for our art.