Many of you know my whiney story already. My son turned 21, and the first of February he moved out with his girlfriend. It was just the 2 of us his entire life, so now I am an empty nester without a partner to help me through the transition.

The first month he was on his own, I saw him once a week for a couple of hours. We would go have coffee or dinner.

But, as of today, it has been 3 weeks since I've seen him or spoken to him, and this is really difficult.

I feel totally rejected.

I'm trying not to be a pain in the rear.

I have tried calling maybe once every 3 or 4 days. He never answers.

I've sent texts, and he has ignored most of them.

But I'm not sending texts constantly because I don't want to be overbearing.

I've tried to keep my mind off of the fact that my relationship with my son has fallen to crap, but it isn't easy.

I'm still thinking, "Is this how the rest of my life will be? I have a son out there, but I don't know what's going on in his life, and I'm sitting in the same spot on the loveseat, making no progress in my own life."