A co-parent was shedding tears this morning...

Thanks again to Technology because we can worry less now whenever our kids are not with us. We can always get in touch with them for as long as we know that they have their own cellphones with them or atleast we know the number of their teacher or classmate.

I cry easily too but I don't want my daughter to get embarrased so I just hugged her. I also make sure that all her things are prepared so she will not have problems along the way. I also made instructions on how to handle her things and to call me everytime she could. I guess that's the best way to stop the worrying, to make sure that I could contact her. I also have her teacher's cellphone number in case of emergency.

Enjoy your time with your child, 3 years old is a fun time with a son as this is the time that he is jolly and he does a lot of things that we would not expect. As he grows older, teach him to be independent too, it will do good for him in the future. Regards to your kid! Have a nice day too!

Hello doranmwin, I am very protective too when my daughter was younger but I make sure that she will learn something in every step of the way so when the time came that she will be alone, she could do it by herself. I am sad too, but I know that the retreat would worth it as I know that she will be closer to God because of this.

Raine, I am sure that your mother had done her best for you as I am seeing you in mylot and using your time effectively. I think that's the way it should goes, train a child earlier so when time came that he should be alone, he could do it and parents would not worry a lot. Just follow how your mother had raised you, then you would become the best mother too in the future.

I know the mother since elementary days of my daughter. I think that the mother is the one who is not prepared to be alone. She raised her son to be dependent to her that now, she is worrying that his son could not live for 3 days without her. Though I trust his son that he could do it as he is very intelligent.

I think too that it is kind of overacting for a mother to be like that. Though we are not in her situation, we are not really here to judge here but to say our opinion. Talking of the boy, the boy is certainly old enough as he has a girlfriend now and he was very intelligent. I think the mother is the one who is not prepared as his son meant the whole world for her. She has an older son though that she should spend time with too.

Oh good to know that there are still lot of parents who are very supportive and caring to their children. I see a lot of children now that they are on their own because their parents prioritize earning of money abroad rather than to give them their time. I know money is essential nowadays, but I hope that children would not suffer due to this. By the way, you did not mention the age of your son. If he is too young or even in elementary days, I think he really needs you a lot. But for a retreat that supposed to be that they should be alone and at the age of 16 or older, I think they could handle themselves. Good day and regards to your son.

I guess it really has something to do too with the age of the mother. She has an older son and after 10 years, she gave birth to this youngest son. Now that the older son has a life of his own, the mother's attention is only given to the youngest. And this youngest has given her so much pride and joy because he was really the top of his class, very intelligent indeed. The son on the other hand was very dependent to his mother in terms of some little chores, like even buying his water. Though he was very intelligent, he lacks in some other areas. Maybe its the way that he is brought up, considering that all their life, they are constantly with each other because the father was abroad.