please come

story by | heather bjur, MA, LAMFT

You carried her for 9 months, got up to feed her three times a night, paid for her violin lessons, saved your hard-earned money so she could go to college, but now she says she doesn’t want to see you anymore.

You knew the divorce was rough, but now he only wants to live with his father and you haven’t heard from him in 8 weeks.

You haven’t seen your grandchildren in a year and your adult son hasn’t returned your phone calls or email in at least that long. You’re depressed, anxious, and lonely, wondering, “What did I do wrong?”