Empty Nests Support Group
Empty nest syndrome is a general feeling of depression and loneliness that parents/other guardian relatives feel when one or more of their children leave home. Empty nest syndrome has become more prevalent in modern times, as the extended family is becoming less common than in past generations, and the elderly are left living by themselves.
The Holiday season is always rough, and while my profile - daughter living on her own, which is good - seems like everyone has deserted this ship for the Holidays. My wife and I are second marriage people (each has an Ex- out there) and the kids are either visiting the Ex or spending time with Ex- family) so we are in the outfield doing nothing but kicking weeds. House is just too damn quiet. I also watched with my daughter and her boyfriend vidoes of when she was 3 and 4 during the divorce years - my parents lived in a gorgeous house (money was not an issue then). And today I am in a job hunt, near broke and stressed. Some family contact would be great.
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Take Care of yourself!!!
I hope you can find some hapiness in this life.
I wish the best for you.
Trying not to even think about Christnmas, been doing on my shopping online and it feels so cold and empty, nothing to put under the tree, maybe won't even have one this year.
so tired of crying, I have not unpacked any pictures of family, hurts too much.
You are not alone in this empty nest bullsh~t!!!
My parent's lives were really lovely. To honor them, every Christmas Eve for about the past 7 years I take a 90 minute drive to their houses and thank them, and will probably do so this year anyway. Can't be all that angry.