tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post8566364776750581628..comments2023-07-02T06:58:17.224-04:00Comments on The Giggling Truckers Wife Writes: Solitude Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-70782629911557003362012-08-30T03:49:26.949-04:002012-08-30T03:49:26.949-04:00Sandra, you will cope. It is amazing how a person ...Sandra, you will cope. It is amazing how a person can get through just about anything. I know you will rise to the occasion. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-12339040839378318012012-08-29T08:33:31.919-04:002012-08-29T08:33:31.919-04:00I can't convey how much comfort and reassuranc...I can't convey how much comfort and reassurance this post gives me; your relationship with your mother mirrors my own. My mom has always been my best friend and companion, my creative muse, my touch stone. We took every vacation together as our likes are similar. And we're both creative, thrive on it. Now that she is fading away, I feel I'm already mourning her loss and feel very, very alone. Yes, I have my husband who isn't a trucker and does come home nightly, but very late. And it's just not the solidarity I have/had with my mother. I do worry daily that I will sink into a depression much like yours, one I can't afford to as I have children and no other extended family support. I feel I should reach out to others more, but the opposite is happening; I'm feeling very antisocial. And as lonely as this new aloneness is, I feel I need to get used to it. the good part is, maybe unlike you, I've always enjoyed my own company. As my mother always said to me, "You have to find your happiness from within."Sandra Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191775335774130719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-45410152611031640442012-08-28T21:49:30.126-04:002012-08-28T21:49:30.126-04:00JoJo, Sorry that you have had such a rough time of...JoJo, Sorry that you have had such a rough time of it. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-71679208562795768312012-08-28T20:54:30.946-04:002012-08-28T20:54:30.946-04:00I grew up alone so I got used to it at a young age...I grew up alone so I got used to it at a young age. No siblings, hardly any children my age in the neighbourhood. My ex-h turned into such a reclusive alcoholic that I also got used to traveling alone. I crave my alone time, although I wish Russell wasn't gone 5 days a week.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-19657157477567362482012-08-28T11:52:31.006-04:002012-08-28T11:52:31.006-04:00Tim, Isn't that crazy? Once I found I valued ...Tim, Isn't that crazy? Once I found I valued it, I wasn't lonely anymore. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303475796807404950.post-82152015013812478262012-08-28T10:52:39.664-04:002012-08-28T10:52:39.664-04:00I can relate to this. It seems paradoxical that s...I can relate to this. It seems paradoxical that solitude is actually the cure for loneliness.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089312848023016945noreply@blogger.com