She was my whole life. Parlor had no one to share supper with, see a movie with or go shopping with. Loneliness and depression set in. Eventually, she sought help from a counselor. Not a bit.
Many women feel tremendous heartache when their children leave home.
Another part of it, writes social worker Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro, is realizing that you are getting older. We have crossed the line and entered a different, older age bracket. In a society that idolizes youth, that can be a depressing realization. Yet acceptance of it can also create new opportunities. Now she's bracing for the moment when her son, a senior at Leon High School, leaves.