Feeling guilty about leaving my daughter to attend a 3 day work trip, how can I prepare her?
I am a single mom of a 5 year old and since my daughter was born life has been hell. Her dad developed schizophrenia as soon as she was born and burned down every aspect of our life, I developed an autoimmune disease and have really struggled. Next month my company has planned a 3 day trip to celebrate the company’s anniversary. The trip is at an island, it looks so rejuvenating and I feel that I will really enjoy it. I truly havent done anything fun or enjoyable for myself since she was born. My parents have been incredibly helpful throughout this time period, so I plan to have them watch her for the 3 days that I am gone. My daughter is very comfortable with them but she has a lot of separation anxiety in relation to me. She cries quickly and gets worried when I am out of sight. I feel guilty about going on this trip and am concerned on how she will do without me. Is there anything I can do to better prepare her for this? The trip is a month away… so I have some time but I forsee her giving my parents quite a bit of trouble. 🥺😩