My teenage son told me he wants to live with his father full-time and I know it's probably better for him but I feel like I'm losing my identity as his mother.
More people experience this than they realize.
The pain of being un-chosen by someone whose love once defined your sense of purpose reveals how fragile our constructions of essential identity can be.
“Where Are You with What belonging is — a philosophical definition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.