I'm not sure if I ever mentioned that my mum moved in with me last Decemeber. Yep, that's right, I'm 28 years old and my mum moved in with me. She is quite a character, definitely not your average mum, and our personalities clash a little bit. Not only that, but she doesn't work, so she was home ALL THE TIME.
Anyway, it was a sometimes challenging situation, but I am glad I could help her out when she needed somewhere to stay. The thing that kept me sane was remembering what a friend of a friend said when we were discussing the fact my mum was about to move in with me. She wasn't aware that my mum has bipolar and can't work and said "why on earth would your mum want to move in with you, wouldn't she want to have her own place and some security at her age?". It made me realise that this was much harder for my mum than it is for me.
So she has got a new place with a friend in Shepparton and on the weekend AJ and I packed her stuff into a truck and took it to her new place. I thought I would be happy to have my house back, but I kind of feel like my kid has moved away to go to college. I am all worried and nervous for her that she is on her own again and my house feels very lonely without her here.
Looking on the bright side, I am enjoying being able to walk around naked at home again!
LOL @ walking around naked again! Hope that all goes well with your mums new living arrangements. I'm sure she's probably missing you too.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that had it challenges, but it will probably be a time you will look back on later and appreciate that you had the opportunity to help her out.
ReplyDeleteI hope your mum likes living with her friend! Until then, walk around naked in your own home!-http://krystros.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHi Tully, I met up with Cinders on the weekend in Sydney and she said I should come and read your blog! So here I am *waves*
ReplyDeleteIt only occurred to me the other night that half my suburb could see my fat arse as I wander through my house but I think if they are that desperate for a fatty thrill, let me give it to them!
That is sooo cool! I experienced the same thing a year ago - Mom moved in for about a year and it was soooo hard at first but really missed her when she moved out! Now we are still sooooo close and that is the best thing that came out of it!
ReplyDeleteOh and the walking around naked thing applies too!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI bet your mum appreciates more than words can say that you helped her out in her time of need. I'm glad she's been able to find somewhere else, though - another thing you don't have to worry about come travelling time! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm always way too paranoid that people can see me when I'm walking around naked. Usually I do the mad dash with towel covering up every inch of me lol
See you soon! xxx
LOL, that was me - not sure what happened there!
ReplyDeleteI hope your Mum enjoys her new home. Walking around naked eh? Hmmmmmmm.... mind boggles there! lol
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