Hey everyone. so not sure if this is the right place to put this post but i didn’t know where else to go and i could really do with talking to someone.

so my dad and my stepmum are currently going through a difficult divorce. it’s been really hard and something i’ve never really had to experience before. whilst all this has been going on for the past few months, my dad has been working abroad for months at a time. he was in india from april till july and in that time took a short trip away to thailand for a little holiday. when he came back from working away he told me and my brother(the only family he has)that his plan is to move to thailand as he doesn’t want to stay in the UK where he’s had to go through everything and be in a house doing the same thing everyday on his own which i totally understand. i didn’t think he was serious at first but now he’s started selling all of his items such as his car, his motorbike, other household items etc. and he’s starting to feel really real.

now i can imagine that it won’t be any time soon that he moves as i can think there would be paperwork and all that to do, but ive just had a moment of realisation that he will be moving away soon and it won’t be a quick 5 minute drive to see him anymore. i know he’s happy and he’s doing what’s best for him but at the same time my mind goes into overdrive and starts thinking he’s gonna be lonely and find it hard over there and he isn’t gonna have me or my brother. he has already made friends there when he’s been before but i still worry.

i’m so supportive of him and just want what’s best for him and i know he is in the luckiest position to be able to move to the other side of the world, but i keep having thoughts and images in my head of the last time we’ll see him, and the time we’ll say goodbye to him for months or years even and i become an emotional wreck.

what can i do to help myself control my emotions a bit better, and if anyone else has been through this situation before how did you cope and deal with everything??

btw im so sorry this is so long, i have no one to speak to/message atm so my alternative is this😂 thanks anyway🫶🏼