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Hello, Reddit. I need some help with my mom. 

My mom's life has been centered around her kids for much of her life. I have recently gone to college and my siblings are both in high school. As we become older, we need my mother less and less. We rely on her for support and love, but she is no longer necessary for our daily lives (as horrible as that sounds). But she's been by our side for a long time. She's been working at the same job for nearly 10 years, but she only works with 3-4 people, so she doesn't meet people. She may lose her job soon as well, since the office is closing within the next year. She has very few friends other than that though, and her only interactions are through us and other relatives once in a while.  Her husband, my father, is in Iraq (and has been for 4 years now), and is only able to call once a week or so. For all of the above reasons, she has become depressed. She has few friends. Dinner has become awkward, as we talk about the same things, day after day. We tell her about our lives, about the people we have met, the things we've discovered in school, but she can offer very little in response other than affirmations of her pride in us and her love and support. We, as children, feel bad because we are no longer able to be with her as much. But we're moving on with our lives, of course.

My request (of you awesome Redditors, who I see helping people each and every day) is one of advice. Since she is going to lose her job, she may lose the only people she interacts with daily other than her children and other relatives. I've suggested that she go to a community college to earn a degree in something she is interested in. This way, she will have the skills to find another job and also meet people there. But she puts it off again and again, probably because she hasn't been to school in 25 years and is unsure. I've also recommended things like yoga, etc., where she can meet people, but I think she's afraid of putting herself out there. I know that other Redditors may be facing this problem with their parents. Help, please?
<bot>: My mother has constantly put her kids first, but now, her kids are moving on, and she has very few friends. How can she meet people?