Dear Queenie,
My children are all grown up and out on their own and I hardly ever hear from them, and their father is long gone. I’m not able to work and I don’t have any close friends and I get so lonely!
Queenie, what can I do?—Lonely mother
Dear Mother,
You cannot make your children the centre of your life forever. Would you be able to work part-time? Or do volunteer work or join a service club or a gym or a social group? Or you could sign up for a few classes at your community centre or the university.
Even if it not exactly what you would like, you are almost certain to make some social contacts – even some new friends – that will ease your loneliness.
