I’m trying very hard not to feel too hurt or needy but my son who lives in Australia forgot my birthday yesterday. I’m not sure how to process it. I know he leads a busy life, as do all our grown up children with families and lives of their own, but it feels more and more that my “mother/son” relationship gets pushed to the back of the queue! He has a wife, 2 children and lovely lifestyle in Australia for which I am very pleased but this has been at the expense of a quite distant relationship with me and his sister and family (who live quite close by me). His father passed away many years ago. I know we should all feel very pleased and grateful that our children are happy in their lives but I really wonder sometimes if everything to do with family just becomes a “duty” and a bit of thought might not go amiss.
SNP and Greens end coalition deal
Scottish political mess. Is Devolution working?