Before my daughter went to college, some friends had warned me about being an empty nester. I worried that the transition would be difficult, but it has been easier than I anticipated. I'm enjoying ...

Being an empty nester is hard enough, but being a single parent empty nester can be even more difficult. Without the built-in support system and distraction that a partner can provide, empty nesting ...

The day a child leaves home can be bittersweet for parents. Although a son or daughter being successful and mature enough to ...

This month, our twin boys — our only children — will fly the coop and head off to university. For the first time in 19 years, just two of us and our 12-pound Maltese Shih Tzu will be rattling around ...

Jamie Delaney didn’t know what to expect when she became an empty nester in 2023. She'd left her full-time job as a professor in child psychology 12 years ago to stay home with her two kids. Once her ...

For years, my life ran on a nonstop loop of various sporting events, travel to tournaments, and coordinating team dinners. My son and daughter both played travel sports. I was usually the team manager ...

I became an empty nester this fall when my younger kid went to college. As a single parent, it hit me hard; I have more time to myself than my married, empty-nest friends. I've realized that as my ...

My wife and I will soon be, in the parlance of parenting, empty nesters. It’s a term I’ve decided to reject. I’ve been rejecting a lot of things lately, if I’m being honest. Things like the fact that ...

The summer before my only child left for college, I texted a friend. She had a year of empty nesting under her belt, so I asked her what was in store for me. "The empty nest is no fun," she wrote back ...