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I had two sons (now in their 30s) and went though some similar difficulties, also living in Marin County. I think this transition is particularly painful for single mothers and it's also made more difficult by the fact that mothers and sons have a special relationship and have often shared a great deal of closeness. Who knows? Maybe it even echoes abandonment or rejection by other men in our lives. Maybe we thought this was the one man we'd always have. And we will--if we waddle and wade through this painful time and manage to come out the other side, wait a few years until the man-boy is in his 20s, and he will come back to us with fierce loyalty, sometimes even admitting that he was a jerk and is sorry now for how he treated us. At this point in my life I feel treasured by my sons, and it's a great feeling. Hang in there! Keep praying, and keep doing all the things you can think of to take care of yourself and make yourself feel better in the meantime.
