Yeah, Mom, the Empty Nest Syndrome is a powerful thing - and it sneaks up on the unwary.
When the first kid goes off to college and only one remains, it gets 90% quieter - even a parent who realizes the “empty nest” can start to happen even with a kid at home may well not expect more than 50%. And then the second kid seems to be gone an awful lot faster than the first.
If you only have one child and you’re as protective as Cory’s mom, all the foregoing happens on top of itself, and then multiplied. Extreme degrees of “empty” is exactly it.
avonsalis over 14 years ago
Yeah, Mom, the Empty Nest Syndrome is a powerful thing - and it sneaks up on the unwary.
When the first kid goes off to college and only one remains, it gets 90% quieter - even a parent who realizes the “empty nest” can start to happen even with a kid at home may well not expect more than 50%. And then the second kid seems to be gone an awful lot faster than the first.
If you only have one child and you’re as protective as Cory’s mom, all the foregoing happens on top of itself, and then multiplied. Extreme degrees of “empty” is exactly it.