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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

HOME WITHOUT THE KIDS

My nest is empty, again. She is a senior in college 3000 miles away. Goodbyes are mixed with the excitement of a new year and a melancholy feeling of my little one being out of reach for hugs and seeing her chopping the cilantro, saut

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD BE CRYING

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GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER CHANGE IN EMPTYING THE NEST

A mom called me and said it so clearly,

OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE, AGAIN

Honestly, I was surprised to meet my shy, awkward self at 56. There are days when I am out of my routine. I question, who am I? My friends have known me a long time so they understand when the inner doubter emerges, as does my husband.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW FROM PARENTS WHOSE KIDS ARE LEAVING OR HAVE LEFT THE NEST?

Next week this web will offer a survey, a poll on the home page. What do you want to know or talk about with other parents? — How long the pain lasts (example: a month, on and off for a year, more than three years)? — How many are single parents? — How often do
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TRYING AGAIN TO CONNECT IN THE EMPTY NEST

Sitting outside in the comfy star held night with three women from the east coast conference, the topic was confusion about how to connect with new people since there is so much summertime playful energy. One woman said it so well.

CRITICISM: HAVE YOU FELT IT WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR KIDS LEAVING HOME?

In my group, at the conference, men and women who are empty nesters and planning for the empty nest have heard: HOW DARE YOU CALL IT GRIEVING___LOSS? No one died. You are so dramatic. You are overly sensitive. You don

RELFECTING STORIES OF EMPTY NESTERS: THE FUNNY AND NOT SO FUNNY WAYS THEY COPED

Have you laughed at yourself in reflection of some of the things you did on the way to emptying the nest and while in it? Last night, one woman said that it was not so funny, but after carrying the shipped boxes, shopping for more dorm supplies, meeting parents, college kids and navigating a new
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org