Parents, how did you handle becoming an empty "nester"?

My daughter will be completing her Freshman year of college and transferring to a different college in March. As of now she lives at home, when she changes colleges, she will be thankfully only 4 hours away. She is the last of my 3 children to leave. For parents with children, how did you handle becoming empty "nesters" as they say.

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SW-User

I thought it was going to be tough ...best thing ever.

Also, the college ones come back so it doesn't really count.

thetucker · 61-69, M

@SW-User I'm glad things worked out it was the best thing ever. My oldest boy didn't move back home after college. I'm glad he lives only an hour away.

thetucker · 61-69, M

@SW-User Why the best thing ever? New found freedom you may have forgotten you had before having kids?

Montanaman · M

Still holding on.☝️🤪🤗
Two young adult sons, 22 and 20, still living at home. Could be that way for a few years, don't know what life will bring.

Stillwaiting · M

In that transition now with my son .. and youngest starts fall 2020.

Just trying to remember this was the goal and we did our job preparing them well. They are good people .. doing what they need to in order to have challenging and rewarding careers. Next step in their journey.

SageWanderer · 70-79, M

We went to Disney World. Got away and actually reacquainted without the distractions. It was like starting a new life together.

thetucker · 61-69, M

@SageWanderer Glad you got reacquainted and all is well

SageWanderer · 70-79, M

@thetucker All isn’t well now with medical issues but that trip after our last one left did a lot to reset us. It’s a change without a house full and retirement.

Degbeme · 70-79, M

I had thought about having a party. But I just paid for a wedding. 😅

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