Six good reasons why our empty nest can claim a silver lining

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As abruptly as our couple status turned quadruple some 19 years ago, we are now destined to return to a duo’s life in the home we bought to raise a family.

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More Strawberries and Salt

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I watched the bright-red truck roll away. A piece of my heart rolled away with it. My last child was leaving school. Just four days after my first.

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A Narrow Squeak and a Jolt of Reality

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While we’re all still intact, we have to make the very most of it. And live each day to the full. And say I love you to those who matter while we can.

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Thoughts Ahead of Their Last School Year

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I, their mother, have ten more months to welcome my kids home from school. I shall smile and make the most of them.

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Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos

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Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos Instant Mom, by Canadian actress, Nia Vardalos, from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is one of those rare, well-written celebrity publications with a real story to tell.

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Strawberries and Salt

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Mothers dry tears, they comfort, they encourage. They do not shout “Hold up! This kinda sucks too!” I’m not even sure we are permitted to think it.

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