I DO NOT want to be an empty nester.
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Anonymous
Tee hee. |
Anonymous
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*I'm a little sad DC1 will have to share us when DC2 comes along.
*Were you sad when you stopped BFing? *Hard to leave the sad 2 yo at day care? *The dreaded first dental appointment! *Following the K bus to school? *My kid's a teenager?! *Off to college they go. All heard on DCUM in the recent past. All sad to some. Others couldn't care less. Nothing requiring therapy. |
Anonymous
| PP: You are so right. It's the cold hard truth. Your kids will avoid you if you are so needy. |
Anonymous
Inelegantly stated, but with a kernel of truth. |
Anonymous
Kernel of truth. Tee hee. |
Anonymous
| I am so sad at the thought of my kids leaving, but leave they will in time. That is the goal of parenting. Buying a larger house will not keep them around, OP. Spend your money on nice family vacations instead. Your children will appreciate those more. I don't think you need counseling unless you are distraught at the thought of your children going to college. You may need to develop some more interests, however. |
Anonymous
| Give them lousy educations and make them unemployable, and they'll stay around your house forever! |
Anonymous
| Would mentoring a child be something you'd be interested in? There are lots of children out there who desperately need an adult to take an interest in them. I just saw "Mirror Mirror" with my 10-year-old mentee yesterday! |