I should probably put away my ill son’s things. I get a pang whenever I see his national running award, Eagle Scout display, etc. Now he can’t even hold a menial job. I need to let go of the person he was and fully accept who he is now. He’s still a wonderful guy.
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MaineLongHorn, Virtual hugs to you. Your son knows that you love him and he loves you too.
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My younger son came back and lived with us for a couple of years after college and then again after Officer Candidate School while he was waiting for his permanent posting. He actually moved out of his kid bedroom into the attic because he liked the privacy and better bed. Eventually we asked the kids about the trophies (mostly chess) - older son’s were tossed. Younger sons are on top of a bookshelf that I can’t reach without getting on a stool, but he doesn’t actually want them. Older son’s room is now DH’s home office, but it has two extra long twin beds for guests. Younger son’s original room is now my art studio. I want to dismantle the bunk bed in there and put in more storage. The attic room was never totally my younger son’s room, there’s still too much of his stuff in it because he was clearing it out one car load at a time. (And a Prius is not very big.)
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