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Empty Nest Syndrome

How To Treat Empty-Nest Depression

World of Psychology | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, College, Children, Raising Children, Parenting, Leaving Home, Happiness, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News

Several mom friends of mine have lately come down with a bad case of "empty-nest depression" -- moms who just dropped off their youngest offspring to ...

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One Less Egg to Fry

One For The Table | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Leaving Home, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News
One For The Table

I had a rare glimpse into the gaping maw of my Empty Nest Future and lemme tell ya, it was bleak. I won't mince words. I walked around the house weeping.

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Painting the Dream

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Grandfather, Alzheimer's, Sandwich-Generation, Empty Nest, Parenting, Twenty Something, Van Gogh, Painting, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News
Stephanie Gertler

Several months ago, before she died, I found a picture of my mother and myself. In this picture, the camera loved us both. If I take a piece of paper and cover parts of our faces, I see that I have her mouth.

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Launching the Last One

Barbara Schroeder | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: College Freshmen Advice, Parenting, Empty Nest, College-Freshmen, College, Parents, Teenagers, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News
Barbara Schroeder

I'm realizing, it's not just my son I'm saying good-bye to, it's my motherhood.

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Home Before Dark

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Leaving Home, Children, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News
Stephanie Gertler

Our youngest has found an apartment with two college friends. I questioned why I was not suffering the empty nest syndrome as others do.

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In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers

Jim Luce | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Jim Luce

The Sri Lankan government has battled the Tamil Tigers on two fronts for almost three decades: on the battlefield and in the arena of world opinion. No one thought they could win militarily, but they did.

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How To Feel Full With An Empty Nest

Mona Ackerman | Posted 09.28.2008 | Living

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Mona Ackerman

Q: I just dropped my oldest son off at college. We all drove up to Vermont together - his dad, me, and his two adoring, younger sisters (ages 14 an...

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