A Partially Empty Nest…Maybe it’s Not So Bad

I’ve got a secret to share with you. For a while, I thought I was a terrible mother.

It’s true. I want you to know that I was honest when I said I would miss my daughter when she went off to college. I truly do miss her. It was out-and-out heart-break when we dropped her off. That wasn’t a lie. Nor was it a lie when I said life would change dramatically when she was away and we were left behind. But that dramatic change? I’m not going to lie, a partially empty nest hasn’tbeen all that bad.

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