My partner had to fly out of state this morning, and we’re not used to being apart. In the eight years that we’ve been together, we’ve only been apart for a week (maybe) once. I miss her so much already. I can’t wait for next week.
Further, we have four cats, two of which require medicine twice a day, and a bird which (for other reasons I’ve mentioned in a past weekly thread) also needs medicine multiple times a day. Usually we split the load of socializing with the animals and giving them their drugs, but with her gone for the week, it’s all on me. I also have a 9-5 (thank God I WFH) to deal with. I’m feeling very overwhelmed and have felt like this all day.
I was able to keep it together up until my partner was out of view after going through TSA. As soon as she was out of view, I felt the tears coming on. I cried when I got to our car, and have done so a couple more times since being back home. Seeing our oldest and most attached cat notice that only I came through the door and “mom” wasn’t with me about sent me into a spiral.
Luckily we plan on calling each other to fall asleep “together” which should help a bit. But damn, I didn’t know it would be this hard.
My partner had to fly out of state this morning, and we’re not used to being apart. In the eight years that we’ve been together, we’ve only been apart for a week (maybe) once. I miss her so much already. I can’t wait for next week.
Further, we have four cats, two of which require medicine twice a day, and a bird which (for other reasons I’ve mentioned in a past weekly thread) also needs medicine multiple times a day. Usually we split the load of socializing with the animals and giving them their drugs, but with her gone for the week, it’s all on me. I also have a 9-5 (thank God I WFH) to deal with. I’m feeling very overwhelmed and have felt like this all day.
I was able to keep it together up until my partner was out of view after going through TSA. As soon as she was out of view, I felt the tears coming on. I cried when I got to our car, and have done so a couple more times since being back home. Seeing our oldest and most attached cat notice that only I came through the door and “mom” wasn’t with me about sent me into a spiral.
Luckily we plan on calling each other to fall asleep “together” which should help a bit. But damn, I didn’t know it would be this hard.
Thanks for letting me vent a bit.