Parents in Transition
Written by Gigi on February 10, 2009 – 7:12 pm -Our lives have been touched in many ways as parents. Our two boys have made our lives so rich. As a parent of a child with a disability we have learned much.
Well, he’s not a child any longer. He’s now an adult. So we are in transition.
I have to admit this is not an easy transition. We are having to let go of Gabe. He no longer needs us like he once did. My focus as Gabe’s mom has changed completely in the last six months. My days were often driven by Gabe’s schedule. Now that he is away at college, I have found myself with time on my hands.
What to do with that time? I have been focusing on my writing. The book I have been writing about the season of raising our boys is getting more of my attention these days. I’m excited.
I’m also more ready to write from a different place. When I was in the middle of the challenges and struggles and the triumphs and joys, it was difficult to put it all on paper. But now much of that is behind me. I can clearly write some of the difficult things without soaking the paper with tears. Oh I still cry about it, but it’s a different kind of tear these days.
I am so proud of who our boys have become. The difficult times have been worth it. I’ve learned much in the last twenty-one years of being a mom.
I’m excited to continue in this transition as we move further into our season of empty-nesting. I love this season as Steve and I get to know each other again with our focus on one another rather than on our boys. Some days we feel like teenagers again. That part of transition is really good!
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