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My son decided to go to a college across the country. I'm already dreading my empty nest, but it's time to let him go.
A mother is dreading her empty nest because her only child chose a college far from home, but she k…
Erika Ebsworth-Goold
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I worried my husband and I wouldn't last once we became empty nesters — but going on cruises saved our 24-year marriage
Once we were empty nesters, I worried about our relationship because I love travel, but my husband …
Felicia Slattery
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Brooke Shields says dropping a kid off at college and becoming an empty nester is 'not easy for the moms'
The mother of two recently dropped her youngest daughter off at college, and says she cried for "a …
Erin Liam
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Empty-nest baby boomers won't give up their large homes — and it's hurting millennials with kids
Baby boomers are refusing to downsize, in part because they're not incentivized to. And it's starti…
Eliza Relman,Jennifer Sor
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My husband and I are trying to adjust to being empty nesters. These 3 simple tricks help us feel less lost.
When her son went to college, a mother and her husband became empty nesters. They turned to simple …
Cristine Struble
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My daughter is heading to college, and I'm already feeling lonely in my empty nest. I've considered moving closer to her campus.
A father already feels lonely in his empty nest as his oldest daughter prepares for college. He con…
Jeff Vasishta
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Even Gwyneth Paltrow is worried about becoming an empty nester
"My identity has been being a mother," Gwyneth Paltrow said during an "Ask Me Anything" session at …
Amanda Goh
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They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they're selling the villa for $1.89 million.
Seven years ago, they sold their teenagers the idea of a yearlong sabbatical in Bali as a break fro…
Amanda Goh
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After all our kids left our home, we decided to sell everything and travel full time. As empty nesters we get to enjoy life, too.
The couple once put their desires on hold, but after their kids left home, they decided to sell the…
Kimanzi Constable
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My wife and I travel full time. Sometimes I feel like I'm abandoning my adult kids by choosing to do something I love.
The couple sold all their belongings and decided to travel full time, but they've often felt like t…
Kimanzi Constable
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Divorce taught me about empty-nest syndrome early. This is how I cope as a coparent when I miss my kids.
After divorcing her husband, the author spends every other week without her kids, as they go to the…
Isobella Jade
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NYC's famous Flatiron Building will be converted into luxury residences after sitting empty for years
The iconic landmark has had a tumultuous last few years after its buyer disappeared last spring and…
Eliza Relman
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A couple married for 34 years staged an epic 'empty nest' photo shoot
In one photo, the husband held a big balloon in the shape of a zero and the wife held a sign that r…
Eleanor Goldberg Fox
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When my daughter went off to college, I became an empty nester and traveled alone for the first time. Once I got over the 'mom guilt,' the trip changed my life.
The writer went to New Zealand for three weeks by herself. She found the alone time to be exactly w…
Veronica I. Arreola
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Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles nest in peace at empty Odisha beaches as Coronavirus keeps people in lock down
Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery is where the endangered Olive Ridley comes to dig nests and lay eggs. A…
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Beaches around the world may be empty, but conservationists question if sea turtles are truly thriving during lockdowns
Sea turtles now have empty beaches to nest. In some areas that might be positive, but for other reg…
Monica Humphries
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Suddenly, A Startup That Makes Thermostats Is Worth $800 Million
Nest is perfecting the thermostat. And it's been such a big hit, investors have decided to pour a b…
Alyson Shontell
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My millennial son has moved back home 3 times since graduating from high school. He's part of the 'boomerang children.'
We were looking forward to being empty nesters but our son had other plans. Being able to come back…
Chris Mott
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I'm a single mom and just agreed to shared custody. The amount of 'me time' is overwhelming.
After a decade of solo parenting, Nicola Prentis is experiencing the sudden return of free time and…
Nicola Prentis
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I left my husband and 2 kids behind for a trip to Greece with my middle son. It gave us proper bonding time.
One-on-one vacations with each of her sons have taught Wendy Altschuler how important it is to carv…