a heartbroken kid

There’s nothing worse than heartbreak. Especially when it’s your only child.

All I heard was a very faint, “Mom,” on the other end of the phone followed by copious amounts of sobbing.

Concerned, I asked her what was wrong. When she didn’t respond right away, I waited patiently for her to tell me.

Apparently, the live-in boyfriend just informed her that he would be graduating early in December and was going to leave after graduation to attend grad school overseas. He wants her to quit school and go with him.

She’s obviously upset but she only has two semesters left to get her degree. Ashlee is devastated and wasn’t sure what she should do. I tried my very best not to give her any advice unless she asked for it.

“What should I do, Mom? I don’t know what to do!” she cried.

And there it was. She asked.

“Ash, I think you should let him go to grad school while you finish your degree. When you graduate, if you still want to be with him then, and only then, should you consider moving overseas to be with him. Have the two of you talked about having a future together?” I asked.

“No,” she sniffled.

“Then there’s your answer,” I replied. It felt cruel to say it, but it was what I knew Nick would tell her too.

As expected, my response caused her to cry even harder.

Some days it sucks to be Mom.