Lonely Mom’s (July 30)
As a 60-year-old mom of two sons in their late 20s, Lonely Mom’s sons are NOT responsible for mitigating her loneliness. Yes, she should ask them to call more often but what she really needs is close community groups, so she can find things to do. Find a coffee group, a card playing group, Community Ed has tons of exercise/movement classes, our library has weekly chess classes and “crafternoon” craft classes.
I realize this can be a daunting ask if she’s very introverted and doesn’t want to work too hard to find those connections , but I feel her sons will only be a small piece of what I think she wants.Many respondents shared a similar sentiment. And I agree and appreciate the perspective. But, as Grateful shared above, there’s a difference between making your happiness someone else’s responsibility and telling your loved ones how you feel. Lonely Mom – and we all – can do both.
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