Mourning the Loss of Parenting, and the Grief of the Empty Nest The first year empty nest hit, I think I counted each and every day “since he left for college.” “He’s been gone two months and three days.” Then it was, “Five months and 17 days.” Then maybe, at around the nine month mark, …
Having Problems Talking to Your Grown Children? Need advice on how to talk to your adult children? This post from Christine Field originally appeared on her site, Real Mom Life. When your child was three years old, you had one way to communicate. Due to their immaturity, chances are you were more directive and direct …
Is There Life After Parenting? Read more life after parenting from Christine Field on her site, RealMomLife. Like many moms, I gave my ALL to mothering. All my energy and creativity. Mothering grew and shaped me in ways I could not have imagined. But time, toddlers, and teens have marched on. The days of up-to-my-elbows mothering have …
Laura Lee Carter can be found at Adventures of the New Old Farts, where she shares stories about her life and journey in rural southern Colorado, and her transition to her new home. This story gives us some insight to the changes that came along, good and not-so-good. “Even in seemingly dormant times, we are in transition. …
Lori Pelikan Strobel can be found at her website of the same name. She can also often be found walking her dog Louie, sitting at a coffee shop, writing, or doing all of the above while working hard on her upcoming book. Here she shares a bit about life as a new empty nester and what helped …