General Chat

My daughter, aged 22, was rushed into hospital at 3.30am today and by 9.30am was in theatre having her appendix removed. I cancelled everything in my diary so I could be there when she came round (after 2pm due to problems). When do we parents decide that our children are old enough to go through life's trials without us by their sides?

Never I would guess. Hope she recovers well Julia, best wishes to her.

Never they will always be our babies
I went through same thing with my daughter when she had hers out she was in 20s
and when she was having her third baby got phone call at 3 in morning to say she was being taken to have a c section was at the hospital as fast as i could get there
Hope your daughter is ok and on the mend

Hope all is well with your daughter and she will soon be home.
I don't think mothers ever admit their children are grown up -
my mother died in 2008 just before her 99th birthday and she still gave me "advice" and regularly told me off - and I am a grandmother!
Liz

I hope you daughter is getting over her op. The answer to your question is 'never'!

Mum and I were ready to go out shopping.

Just before we left she said 'now do you want to go to the toilet?'

I was 38 at the time and she was 77. :-))

When I said I was grown up now, she said 'Well, it is cold out!'

Birdi

As the others have said "never"....thats what being a mum is all about:o))

Hope your daughter is home soon :o))

Take care.

jude :o)

I feel much better now! My dad still zips my coat right up to the chin if I let him and I'm 25 . . . as my mum still points out to him. (But them Mum checks on me when I'm cooking to make sure nothing burns!)

'Blush' - I still put my hand out for youngest to hold when we cross the road - and she's 27 today!!!!

When i realise what I've done, I tell her I'm practicing for when she has to hold MY hand when I'm in my dotage!! LOL

....she hated it when we worked at the same place and walked to work together.....

Thanks to everyone for messages of support - I keep wondering is it because I'm a control freak and don't want to hand over care of my child to others???

No Julia, you aren't a control freak, just a caring Mum who would go through the pain for her child if it was possible. My son is 27 and my only living child, so very precious, and I drive him nuts sometimes by fussing or worrying about him. I am dreadful if he goes on holiday or away to work, always calling on a pretext to make sure he is ok.

Hope your daughter is soon feeling lots better.

Lizx

Julia, hope your daughter is recovering and you are as well!!! No, we never stop caring about our children, they think we never worry about them!!! My daughter's partner has been away for the last week, i've invited her round for tea and sunday lunch (which she came round for, as long as she could bring the dog), i've reminded her to make sure she takes her medication (she is epileptic and i am the one that goes to the doctors to pick her prescription up and collect it from the chemist). I'm sure if i let her, she would collect it herself.
No, we never stop being a "mother".

Regards Paulene x

Seems unanimous - NEVER! We all agree on that one.

I still worry about my boys (all in their forties) but my daughter has reversed our roles and now, when we are leaving to go out, SHE asks ME if I need to go to the toilet!