It took me about two days to go through the “Empty Nest Syndrome”. I adjusted
quickly to the silence of the phone and one load of laundry instead of three.
My husband and I cherished our newly found “alone time”.
We laugh as we remember our youngest son going away to school. We
immediately painted his room pink and hung lace curtains. We could do this
because we were confident that he knew our love for him. He also knew
he could come home anytime---if he didn’t mind the pink room.
It hasn’t been so long ago that I can’t remember those years when our
children were growing up, I will be eternally grateful to my mom and dad
for the times they kept our children and allowed us to have “long weekends”.
The times we invested in a trusted baby-sitter was money well spent.
I am convinced that part of being a good parent, for me, was finding time to be alone with their father.
Because we love our children dearly and wanted them to experience the joy
of a good marriage, we have made ourselves available and keep our grandchildren frequently.
I remind my children that someday their children will be leaving home and it will just be the two of them again. Hopefully---they will still have things to talk about. (written for VALLEY FAMILY several years ago)
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