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Happiness in the House

A woman, mother, and grandmother, speaks out and gets the vote! Women this week check their favorite recipes because the kids are coming back home. It

EMPTY NESTER SPEAKS OUT

I had a day and evening with a friend of fifteen years, who is also an empty nester. Both of our girls are seniors in college. We hadn

Changes

Each year we get less adorable trick or treaters. I still love opening the door and hearing,

Halloween Day for an Empty Nester

I still don

SACRFICES OVER THE YEARS

I am curious about what sacrifices you made over the years of parenting. For sure, sleep and money would be on my list. I don

PARENT AND ADULT CHILD STRUGGLES

My daughter

WILL I GET INTO COLLEGE; REMEMBER THAT YEAR OR ARE YOU IN IT NOW?

I remember the excitement and stress of Rachael heading towards college when she was a senior in high school. SAT, college application deadlines, the essay, college tour planning, finances, hours for community service, fears of rejection, and clueless thoughts about which college was the right fit for her. Rachael found the fit and is a
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WARM UP, EMPTY NESTERS

It has been a week of bitter news so I thought I would warm it up a little. How I start my day? My new habit is to light a pumpkin spice candle that sits in a jar in our bathroom. My fear of forgetting to blow it out is covered by a post it
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ANY HELP WILL DO IN EMPTY NEST

Am I having separation anxiety? What the heck is happening to me? A mom called this morning attached to her Kleenex box,

SAYING GOODBYE AT THE DORM

I was at UCLA talking with some proud and tearful parents. They are moving their kids into the dorms. One mom said,

HELICOPTER PARENTS

My phone was ringing and ringing with messages of

WHY DON’T I COUNT IN THE EMPTY NEST?

A dad sent this to me……. I am a dad whose kids have all left home. I guess I could be the intellect guy who fixes problems and acts like I am ok, but I am not. My house is too quiet and I am lonely. There, I said it

Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org