A parent isn’t sure what will fill the empty space after the teens launch, ending “carpools and youth sports and school.”
I am super blessed to have two pretty good teens in the later high school years. In this stage of parenting, I am finding myself with more free time and realizing how different things will be when they both leave the nest.
I realize I am going to need to rediscover myself and get a life of my own. I guess I’m looking for someone to just tell me I will survive this transition and find a new me. And I feel bad for asking this, knowing I am in a lucky spot, but I feel like the next five years are a total blank — what do I do after work once they launch?!But if all you want is assurance that you’ll get through it, then, thanks for the softball question. You’ll manage.
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