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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teenagers.  Even the good ones make dumb decisions.

Trying to reconnect when the kids leave for college and one of us (me) has been a SAHM for so long[/quote]

Why does the SAHM make a difference? SAHMs are always saying on here how busy they are with their volunteering and hobbies.[/quote]

Because my identity was wrapped up in being a mom.  All of my volunteer activities revolved around PTA, soccer, field hockey and dance things my kids were involved in.  For over 22 years.  Once the kids were gone, I had to rediscover who *I* was, outside of Larla and Larlo's mom.[/quote]

Hmmm.  So was mine, but I also always had a full-time job.  I think empty nest is a big change for everyone, but you really need to start transitioning about 4-5 years before and really work on the marital relationship too.  My spouse and I went into counseling for the first time and really deepened our relationship and made lots of couples and individual plans mapped out.[/quote]

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