MOF: Thanks for your post. How sad that your son's friend was murdered. That has to be hard for him. My first son was killed in an accident and my 2nd son, his only brother was terribly affected by it. They were aged 25 and 23 at the time so I know it was hard on them. And your husbands prison ministry, good for him. I have an interest in that but have no idea of how to proceed to actually getting involved. I have finally gotten through all the holiday stress and now it is just normal stress. My difficult daughter, living 500 miles from me, has lost her job due to a combination of illness and transportation issues. I am so sad for her and it strikes terror in my heart thinking of her future, she is to be 47 this year.
Tandemdame: Nice to hear from you also, and I do find that in focusing on others it does help me not think of all my own problems. I will take it one day at a time with the money issues, but worrying about my adult kids really causes me most of the anxiety. I manage to focus on myself enough to do what I need to do. I am single, with a long term boyfriend and I work, own a home and am self sufficient in many ways. But with a daughter who cant function and has had addictions issues and a son in jail for drugs it does cause me a certain degree of anxiety. This forum is a very helpful place for me and I know for others. I really appreciate all the people on here who share unconditionally and without judgment. And it does help to have input, even though I do know that none of us can advise each other, it helps to get another perspective on things.
