Monday

Back to work for everyone today, although I’ve found it quite hard to focus on things, wondering how my son was getting on during his first day back after receiving his bad news on Friday.

He’s told us that he doesn’t really want to talk about the situation at the moment as it keeps dragging it all to the surface. I can understand this, and I don’t want to upset him by keeping on at him. At the same time I’ve asked that he keeps us informed on what’s happening. We want to support him and are here for him 100%, whether that’s offering advice and support, or just being there to listen.

While he hasn’t told us much about his day, he has said that he’s going to spend some time this week in a couple of other areas of the company where he works which have vacancies. I don’t think either job appeals to him very much (and one in particular he definitely doesn’t want to do), but it may be a stepping stone while he looks for something better suited to his abilities and aspirations.

I wish I had some sort of magic dad-wand that I could wave and make everything ok. The thought of him being unhappy breaks my heart.

Here’s another random American car…

Fujica GW690 & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 18 August 2024