Separation Anxiety

[wiseguide]

I don't have children, but I was watching something about this on a health show and I realized that I may have experienced this as a child. (Separation Anxiety)

I used to stay home from school. I would fake being sick.

The only time I remember crying at school was when my mom was late to pick me up after school once for Kindergarten. It seemed like she took forever, long after the rest of the school was abandoned, and only my teacher stayed with me until she got there.

One time my mom was away for the evening and I didn't know where she was. I thought she may have died. I didn't talk very much, so I didn't ask my dad where she was. But even though he didn't look very worried, I was.

The worst thing was going to visit my grandparents for days or weeks at a time during the summer, without either my dad or mom along. It hurt my grandparents because they thought that I didn't like them. But that couldn't have been further from the truth. My favorite thing was when they used to come visit us in our town.

My issue was the lengthy time away from my parents.

 

[bliz]

Childhood experiences can have a big impact on us for our whole lives. It's interesting what we remember and see differently as we grow and have new experiences and learn new things. It sounds to me like you are rethinking your childhood. That can be very helpful. It can also really shake a person up. Only a few years ago, at my advanced age, I remembered a disturbing incident with my Mom from when I was 8. But it helped me understand some things I hadn't grasped yet.