Which of life's transitions have you struggled with?

[Spinneret]

Getting older

 

[TippyThomas]

Doing it alone.

 

[footballmouse]

Being by myself.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

My husband’s retirement. After having several years of “me” time all day long which I loved, I now have my husband around 24/7. Love him dearly but he is driving me nuts.

 

[tvguy]

My husband’s retirement. After having several years of “me” time all day long which I loved, I now have my husband around 24/7. Love him dearly but he is driving me nuts.

I'm in the opposite situation right now. My wife and I retired on the same day 2 1/2 years ago and we were having a great time being together. But she temporarily went back to work, three days a week in October. Those three days have been odd. The special project she is doing is important to her and should be complete by May, but even she misses being around me, LOL. And it has been a pain all of a sudden having to schedule our lunches with retired friends on just two days a week.

 

[TCRAIG]

Becoming a widow

 

[mjkacmom]

Slowly becoming an empty nester, as a SAHM to 5. Fortunately they’re still asking advice on adult issues and seem to value our opinions.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Feeling old everything hurts - lots of problems tired of dealing with them - getting old sucks !
I don’t mind being alone most of the time but around the Holidays it’s kind of sad

 

[lynxstch]

Becoming a widow

Same here, a month this coming Friday

 

[Kim&Chris]

Being alienated from my mother :-(

 

[NYCgrrl]

Parenting.

 

[Boopuff]

For us (DH and I) becoming empty nesters. We had to become a "couple" again. That was a hard thing. You'd think it would be an easy and fun transition... No kids yeah!!!! But you now have the kid focus lifestyle gone and you are now a couple again.... So we struggled, but found some common interests. We're still going strong.

 

[docindigo76]

Becoming a caregiver to my mom. It's hard, sometimes I'm more like the parent, even though she still has all her faculties.

 

[antmaril]

Becoming a widow

This. 15 years ago.

 

[DawnM]

Both of my parents are gone, dad died last Dec.
Becoming an orphan, even as an adult, has been the hardest transition.

 

[SpaceMan5]

The transition from when my kids thought I was cool to now....the eye rolls, eww, that's cringey, please don't say or do that outside of the house, etc, etc

At first I was kind of hurt but as time went on I realized this is a normal thing between kids and their parents, But I will admit that I use it at times to push their buttons a bit, in a nice way.

Come on, I know there are others out there that have experienced and done the same thing as me

 

[ronandannette]

1. Adjusting to cohabitation after marriage (we’d both happily lived on our own for many years) was hugely harder than either of us expected.
2. Going back to work and leaving my DS after eight years at home was difficult for the entire family.

 

[MamaMermaid]

Becoming a mom - postpartum kicked my butt and those first few months were ROUGH.

Also, losing my dad.

 

[Moliphino]

College was tough. Mostly because I moved 1000 miles away from my family for the first time and had to quickly become more independent. Adjusting to the grading curve also induced some panic (like when I got a 40-something on my first math test, but it turned out to be an A).

 

[disneyfanatic.60]

Losing my 35 year old daughter unexpectedly a few months ago. Watching her husband and newly adopted little boys losing their wife/mom.

Secondly, becoming a widow at 52 eleven years ago.