Adjustment →[More:] So, as you know, my son moved up north for a job. There is a lot of adjustment all around, with attendant stress.

. My son was at home, not working, so there was always someone home. As a result, our puppy was rarely confined. Now that we have to leave him, there is stress with that and he's kind of a handful.

. Since he's been up north, about two weeks, my son's been sick three different times. I just talked to him. He says he feels much better than he did over the weekend, but he sounds terrible.

. The biggest thing, I suppose, is that my wife is used to hearing from him daily. Now that she's not, she's feeling kind of hurt. She knows she needs to let go, but her feelings can't be turned on and off.

. This was made worse, I think, by her visit to the doctor today. Several years ago she had a hysterectomy but they left one ovary behind so she would get her hormones. Well that one ovary is acting up and the doctor said she will need to have it removed and has surgery arranged in about a month. It will be a minor, out-patient procedure, but I think that anxiety is adding into the mix.

. I end up the sounding board. If she can't talk to him as often as she would like, she talks to me, a lot of it being complaints about not being able to talk to him as much as she'd like.

Rationally I realize these are all transitional things and we just have to get used to the new arrangement of our lives, but if I didn't have a place like MeCha where I can just post up and get it off my chest and maybe get a supportive word or two back, I think I would get sucked into the vortex of emotion.

So, nothing major, but if you could keep me and the family in your thoughts, prayers, etc., I would appreciate it.