Who Knew An Empty Nest Could Be So Full?
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friends who will soon be dropping kids off at college and what advice I’d give, especially to my oldest friend who will be making the trek to Tuscaloosa shortly. Here is what I came up with: It probably won’t go the way you think it will So […]
Can I help you pack? Are you counting down the days until your child leaves? I have a friend I’ll call Myrtle (names are being changed to protect the truly innocent). Her daughter, Penelope was making it really easy to send her off to State U… real, real easy. So easy in fact, that for […]
For the last few weeks I’ve been sharing stories with you about mothers who were struggling with the empty nest. Some were grieving the loss of their children and how their lives would be forever changed and some were so frustrated with junior they couldn’t get them packed up and out of the house fast […]
When my son was in high school we had a fantastic college counselor. She worked not only with him, but with our family to help us all through what can be an emotionally (not to mention financially) draining time. One of the best questions she asked Greg and I was this: “what are your fears […]