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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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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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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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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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Their son died after a horrific hazing ritual at Penn State. This is what they want other parents of college-aged kids to know.
Timothy Piazza died in February 2017 while pledging Beta Theta Pi at Penn State. Now, his parents a…
Caralynn Matassa
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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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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 son graduated high school, I was so ready for him to move out for college. I needed a break from parenting.
A single mother was looking forward to having an empty nest when her son moved out for college. She…
Melissa Drake
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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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Being an older parent has its pros and cons. I'm financially stable, but my kids will get less time with their grandparents.
I started having my kids in my mid-30s and had my last kid at 40. Being an older parent has pros an…
Tiffany Nieslanik
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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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My husband and I spend a lot of time together. I wouldn't have it any other way.
The author shares how she spends a lot of time with her husband, including doing domestic chores, w…
Kimberly Witt
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My wife and I always book Airbnbs with 2 bedrooms. Here's why sleeping apart has helped our marriage.
After being in a long-distance relationship, the couple was excited to sleep in the same bed. They …
Kimanzi Constable
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I moved my family back in with my parents at the start of the pandemic. After a lovely year and a half, I'm rethinking the dream of the single-family home.
We're moving back to the city for now, but I'm going to miss the extra parenting support - and I'm …
Rabbi Yael Buechler
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More young women are living with their parents or relatives now than in 1940
Fry told The New York Times that what he found most puzzling is that number of men a…
Lydia Ramsey
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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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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…