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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

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When my 18-year-old son started college this fall, I became an empty nester. I have a few friends with kids the same age, and have been half-jokingly bemoaning with them how quiet our houses have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Older woman in kitchen holding a mug - Monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images Life is full of chapters and transitions. While becoming a parent is one of the most extreme changes in life, becoming an empty ...