My brother and I were laughing on the phone about his three boys, ages, 23, 21, 17, and my daughter, 21. I said,
How many times when our kids were younger did we say,
I opened my emails this morning at 6:00 am hoping to say goodbye to my study abroad daughter who is leaving for Greece. I start my work day then and sometimes I catch my daughter on Instant Message (computer). I have adjusted to the time difference
I heard that Oprah said that on her show today about her dogs, therefore, her kids. My girlfriend has two dogs and a son. She is the one who called me about the Oprah show. We laughed about the comparison of parenting dogs and kids. We want to be calm and the leader of the
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Anticipating the empty nest or sitting in it is a time for re-envisioning and reinventing your life. During the process here are some ideas: 1. Keep your home beautiful – Get rid of clutter. Add something you love to look at. 2. Exercise – To stay motivated have a variety of things to do. 3.
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You only grow by coming to the end of something and are beginning something else. — John Irving Change is inevitable, growth is intentional. — Glenda Cloud Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours. — Richard Bach If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread
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I got a phone call from a dad who will be an empty nester. His daughter is graduating high school. He has been a provider, husband, dad, son, friend… He says the one part of his life he loves the most is being a dad. He talked about wanting to do it right. He wants
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I heard Oprah tell the story that as she waved goodbye at the airport to her friends who came for her Legends Ball , she asked herself,
I am sitting in my empty nest with no little hands to hold or jumping feet to bounce into my Sunday morning bed. No colorful hand made cards with the letters that were always crooked and multi sized, saying I LOVE YOU, MOM HAPPY MOTHER
I am working in my empty nest and I hear his story on the news.He seems so calm and light. I liked when he said that he lost a lot of moments because of his problems and self absorption. He said he learned to struggle through the adversity and the process of depression. He has
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Empty Nester knows children change their minds. We know they aren
Dan knows his son is leaving. He just got the acceptance to the college of his choice. He knows all the right things to think and say, but he is feeling the pain. We chatted on the phone and here are three things that we came up with to help his transition: Do fathers and
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org