Reply to I am getting the first pangs of "Empty Nest"

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "I am getting the first pangs of "Empty Nest""

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like you raised two interesting and responsible young people, OP.  Your daughter has the smarts and independence to spend the summer in Europe in a language program and your son has a job and is doing volunteer work this summer.  You have a lot to be proud of!

Yes, the transition is hard especially when you have two gone at the same time and no other kids at home.  This, as others have suggested, is the time to reinvent your life.  Your kids will be gone to college and your life will look much different.  What do you want for you?  If money is not an issue, then what about a full time volunteer position you feel passionately about?  Or a return to college or graduate school?  Get yourself and DH back into a healthful eating and exercise routine together.  Or do as my one friend did and go out and get a part time job as a nanny.  (She adores it!)

Basically, start shifting your thought from your kids to yourself and DH.  Trust me - you are going to love it once September 2016 gets here!  Their senior year is chock full of so much drama and stress that when my last went off to college I was happy for the first time in a year.  [/quote]

So true!  Great advice.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics