Thank all for your responses
I think the question is putting a name on the emptiness. It's different and unique for everyone. I'm still quite young, so I'm not married and i don't have children. The emptiness for me has always been the yearning for a mother's connection and touch. I've been so deprived of that for so long, that even when i get a little bit of it, it's overwhelming and not enough at the same time. I told T one of my deepest longings last night and it was nice that she wants so much to be that person for me,but sh'es just T. She just kept saying that she wishes she could go back in time and give young me what i so desperately needed. My question is why can't 24 yr old me deserve the same love and nurturing as 8 yr old me? Why do we always have to be a child?

Polarsmom and Tree))))
I think you are in a different stage of your live's and you as an individual are growing and change. Maybe you are seeking a different type of emotional intimacy? Are there different types?