College is over. High school is over. Faded memories for everyone. Summer weddings and new families joining. Boot camp and service. Parents are asking me, now what? How do I have a good summer with my adult children and enjoy it when I know they will leave? Who am I? Transitions will never end, so
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Isn’t this signup sheet fun? I saw it at the UCLA BOOK FAIR. My friend said she wanted to post it on her front door as an idea for summer fun. So how about sharing with others, ideas of what to read this summer? I am reading: THE SECRET LIFE OF EMILY DICKINSON
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Are your children back home or not coming home except for a short visit? Are your children planning marriage, boot camp, or internships? Season changes into summer. I always long for a vacation. Memories of family trips and splashes in the back yard pool, followed by wet feet on the house floor and burning the
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Are your children back home or not coming home except for a short visit? Are your children planning marriage, boot camp, or internships? Season changes into summer. I always long for a vacation. Memories of family trips and splashes in the back yard pool, followed by wet feet on the house floor and burning the
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I saw this statue and felt its protection. I wondered who is a constant in the lives of Boomers and Empty Nesters? Children leave, friends move away, parents die, couples divorce, finances and health change, and still there is someone who stands up for you, isn’t there? I think you only need one person that
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Transitions are explorations and frustrations. I am often asked, “Why is it so hard to figure out what is next for me?” You haven’t been here before and who you were in the past is a part but not the whole of who you are. Shift your perception of having to grab answers now
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Did you think you would feel this way? A mother called me sobbing, “she will never sleep in her room again and I thought I was prepared for her leaving but I’m a wreck.” She went on to share how beautiful her daughter looked and that she loved picking out the dress and location for
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Do you worry your children’s future will be less happy than parts of your life? What trees do your children need to climb in order to gather inner resources of independence and kindness? As parents, we want our children to give back, be responsible and find a path that is fulfilling, as well as, pays
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Change is around the corner. The excitement of planning and celebrating, laughs and tears, leads to great memories and endings. Fears of no dream jobs or any job, living at home, needing another car, privacy, independence, routines shifting, finances draining, you want solutions and sometimes it is a trial and error before peace arrives. Peace
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A sweet mother called and said, “Tell me what is going on with me and how to fix it?” She isn’t the only mother in tears or father weeping wondering, how did we get here? How is it we are empty nesters and sad? We always knew they would leave home but we did not
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Congratulations to all of you! Tips of the Day. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer. 1. Carry extra Kleenex. I passed out cotton handkerchiefs to my immediate family while we were waiting for the ceremony to begin. 2. Bring
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Graduation is around the corner. Time to build a new community and support for this major life transition.
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org