Away for the Weekend

Don’t get fooled by the title, I am not on vacation with my family or out of town for a fun weekend with my family.  I am in San Francisco at an emotional intelligence seminar with my boss/owner of my veterinarian clinic and other co-workers.  It was very informative and eye-opening BUT oh my goodness I had complete anxiety being without my family!! And I am so not used to that! Side Note:I was the girl who would leave her family after church with another family in a heartbeat to get away from my norm.  All throughout growing up I would jump at the chance to go anywhere with anybody. I am now 42 and no longer crave the need for change or variance to my norm. Maybe it’s because I already settled my wild oats. I’m going to say it’s because I’m very much in love with my husband and child so any wide distance and space between us is unwelcomed! 

 Quick Tip:

What is separation anxiety disorder in adults?Last reviewed Thu 7 Jun 2018 By Rachel Nall. Reviewed by Timothy J. Legg, PhD, CRNP. Table of contents. Separation anxiety is when someone is afraid of being separated from a particular person, persons, or even a pet. While many people associate separation anxiety with children, adults can experience the condition as well. A person develops extreme anxiety as a result of the separation. A person may also manifest physical symptoms related to separation anxiety. 

These can include:

nausea

headache

sore throat

Separation anxiety often occurs in children, especially those younger than 2 years old. A child does not yet understand, at this time, that when a parent goes away, they are still nearby and coming back.

Sometimes, a person with separation anxiety as an adult may have had the condition as a child. Others may experience it only in adulthood.

Side Note:

From another blog:

THE BLOG

When It’s Mom’s Time to Leave

Why isn’t it OK to jump off and explore the world without my family? Why did I feel like I was abandoning my post? My partner leaves once or twice a year, for a week or two, and no one even remarks on it. It’s culturally acceptable for him to leave.

ByKiri Westby, Contributor

Changemaker, Rulebreaker, Storyteller

06/25/2014 12:49pm ET | Updated August 25, 2014

No one has the same story. No book can predict the right age or the exact date, and no “expert” or blogger will ever know better than you, so let’s make that perfectly clear.

But at some point, someday, moms… we are going to have to leave our children.

      I took this little piece and pasted it to mine because it states exactly how I felt when starting this topic.  No parent can guess or guild another on how it will be, they can only share how it was for them. And for me, it was extremely hard!  I could not stop thinking of how much I missed and wanted my child and husband experiencing San Francisco with me!  

I end my share on a happy note, I am currently in bed snuggling my bambino happier than ever to be Home!!

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