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 …
Empty nest syndrome
Lori writes about her emerging nest journey at Lori Pelikan Strobel. The semester has ended and the time has come that your college student is home to complete your nest. Warning: It will not be what you expect. Your student will be home to quickly say, “Hi, Mom. I’m home.” You will next hear the thud of …
Lisa writes: A few months from now my husband and I will truly live in an empty nest and our real problems will begin. With two boys away at college and one to go, we are in a period of transition that helps me get ready for that day when time will stop. Unfortunately, nothing can fully prepare …
Do all parents suffer tremendously when their nest empties? Barbara Torris doesn’t think so – in fact she believes this can hold our children back from making their way in the world. Read more from Barbara on her blog, Retire in Style. I have written about almost every issue that Boomer parents deal with. Boomerang …