Bump, Bump, Bump

So here lately there have been alot of bumps in the road that is my life.  I am having great difficulty adjusting to my older son being at college, but if anyone who knows me was listening, I've been warning you for more than a year that this was coming.  I know myself and this is one of my toughest challenges.  I thought all was going well for my son, though, until he called last night, already in over his head with girl troubles.  Oh, how I wish he would have waited to get into a relationship until after he had been there awhile.  But he didn't, and there are issues, and I am concerned that this is alot to handle for a kid who struggles with adjustment anyway and now has a new home, new classes, is going to be juggling these things with his job and now there is this relationship to navigate.  I will support him in whatever he chooses, but I so wish he would slow it down and enjoy meeting lots of new girls.

My marriage is having it's issues as well, but again, nothing new this time of year.  My husband works at a demanding job and then is an assistant head coach for a highly competitive high school football team and a head coach for a youth all star team of eighth graders for the county.  He has priorities that need to be taken care of and I exist just fine on my own, as he well knows.  The bump here is it's a tough transition for me, as well, to single parent and no companionship for months and months.

Homeschool has started this week, baby granddaughter is back full time, baseball practice has started for son #2 and there are a multitude of things on the horizon that need to be done or planned for and I am having trouble focusing on the tasks at hand.  Bump, bump, bump.  Feels like I'm taking all the back roads and it's going to be a long time before I find a smooth path.

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Unknown said…
Hang in there, Cindy my friend! Things will begin to "level out" as you get into your new schedule.
August 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM
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