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Six good reasons why our empty nest can claim a silver lining

As abruptly as our couple status turned quadruple some 19 years ago, we are now destined to return to a duo’s life in the home we bought to raise a family.

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More Strawberries and Salt

I watched the bright-red truck roll away. A piece of my heart rolled away with it. My last child was leaving school. Just four days after my first.

A Narrow Squeak and a Jolt of Reality

While we’re all still intact, we have to make the very most of it. And live each day to the full. And say I love you to those who matter while we can.

Thoughts Ahead of Their Last School Year

I, their mother, have ten more months to welcome my kids home from school. I shall smile and make the most of them.

Strawberries and Salt

Mothers dry tears, they comfort, they encourage. They do not shout “Hold up! This kinda sucks too!” I’m not even sure we are permitted to think it.