| Coping With Children Leaving the Home |
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Recently I have been faced with the reality of my oldest son preparing to graduate highschool, leave for a few weeks to visit a friend in Germany, and upon returning he is contemplating joining the Military. I still have my youngest son at home who will be fourteen this summer, but having a child prepare to leave the home in any case can be overwhelmingly saddening. I don’t think I am suffering from empty nest syndrome just yet because I will still have my youngest son at home. But when I learned more about empty nest syndrome this is what I found. “Empty nest syndrome refers to the feelings of sadness, grief, depression, loneliness, emptiness and loss when children grow up, leave for college, get married, or leave home to live on their own. ‘Empty-nesters’ can either be mothers or fathers, but mothers are primarily the ones who have difficulty dealing with or coping with an empty nest when children begin leaving home to live their lives as adults.” So, maybe I am experiencing those feelings mentioned above associated with this phenomenon. |
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