If the silence is getting loud, these signs might hit a little too hard. Everyone makes being a parent after kids leave the nest sound so dreamy. No longer having to wake up in the early hours of the ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our early 60s. For the last five years, we have been having some great fun. We dress up, role-play and invite friends to join us from time to time. It has been ...

God, that sounds like a nightmare!” was my friend’s unexpected response when I told her I was going to Paxos with my husband for our first empty-nester holiday. Her issue wasn’t the dreamy Ionian ...

The day a child leaves home can be bittersweet for parents. Although a son or daughter being successful and mature enough to move on to new opportunities can be a source of pride, parents typically ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do yourself and your kids a favor and make sure these items are gone before they have to. Once kids leave the nest, it's tempting to let the need for being super organized fall by the wayside. Truly ...