Empty nest parents.
By Judy Story
@jstory07 (139223)
Roseburg, Oregon
October 5, 2024 11:31pm CST
When your last child left home. Did you feel happy or did you feel sad. I was glad. I could now do things for me and my husband. When I thought of all the activities I took my kids to. And everything else that we did together I wonder how I got everything
done.
Really when you work and raise children sometimes there are not enough hours in the day. You spend all your money on your children wanting them to have a good childhood. Mine did all the activities that they wanted and were in sports. And of course I took them and paid their way to have fun. There was roller skating, swimming and going on fun field trips.
Spending weekends with their friends and having children sleep over at my house.
How were you when your last child left home?
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
6 Oct
When youngest son got married at the temple, I cried like a baby for I would surely miss him for he will be leaving us and he will living together with his wife.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
6 Oct
@jstory07 Me too. Since he's responsible to raise his own family.
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@LindaOHio (175465)
• United States
6 Oct
We never had children so it was always the two of us. I'm glad you and your hubby will be able to enjoy one-on-one times. Have a great day.
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@MarieCoyle (36141)
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6 Oct
I was so sad to see them all go. Which is foolish, I tried not to ever let them know how sad I was. After all, we raise them to be strong and independent, and anything else would be disastrous. But still...when you go from seeing someone daily, loving them for a lifetime and nurturing them along, to me it was a loss. I had a pack of kids around all the time, then, none. I spent every weekend I could with grands, helping or babysitting or watching T-Ball games.
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@LovesEverybody (3665)
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9 Oct
I never had human children- I am the proud parent of a cat though
My sister has one son studying chemical engineering in Upstate New York. My sister travels more but yet I think she misses him at the same time. Her son- my nephew- is a special boy. I know I miss him! he will come home for Thanksgiving and then Christmas. He came home for Labor Day weekend but it was such a short stay I didn't get to see him
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@LovesEverybody (3665)
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20 Oct
@jstory07 I am happy being a kitty parent as i get a lot more love and attention from him than any human.
I just saw a t-shirt online saying "I love my cat more than any human" and i thought i have to get my sis to get that for me for Christmas. Don't worry i like every human being as it is my nature but only love my cat. and especially his fiance who i adore.
@luisadannointed (5651)
• Philippines
7 Oct
I can't relate, hehehehehe. I am the child who are still under the roof of my parents, and I think I will forever like that or if I get married I probably staying in a house nearer to them, just to check up on them, coz they are a bit old now and need some help.
But I can imagine your life right now with your husband, I think you are having a great time just to catch up as if you are newly weds. that's so sweet. God bless you both and your whole fam.
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@jstory07 (139223)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Oct
Since we retired we are enjoying every single day together.
@wolfgirl569 (104582)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Oct
I was happy too. But the house did and at times still does feel empty. I do wish they both lived a little closer even tho they are not extremely far away. About an hour each. But many school things are in the evenings and neither of us like driving after dark. Especially on roads that we don't know extremely well.
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@RasmaSandra (79026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Oct
I have no children, I think the best thing when children leave home is that the parents can go back to the kind of relationship they had before they had children,
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@RasmaSandra (79026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct
@jstory07 if the love is there that is the best way to be
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@Shiva49 (26616)
• Singapore
6 Oct
My son left home to study overseas at sixteen.
He was born after fourteen years of our marriage
That made it a double whammy when we were left alone.
It is still an empty nest syndrome for us though technology helps us to keep in touch regularly.
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@jstory07 (139223)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Oct
Yes it is sad when your children all leave home but happy they are going to make it on their own.
