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12 Things to Love About Being an Empty Nester
- November 18, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
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Eventually, all parents become empty nesters, whether it’s when the kids leave for college, work, marriage, or other pursuits. Suddenly, your home is no longer the place where your children live. Though it takes some adjusting, patience and creativity, being an empty-nester can be an exciting and rejuvenating time in a person’s life. 1. Your
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Landing the Helicopter and Loving My Son
- November 13, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: parenting
My son has had an easy life, but his life hasn’t been easy. Do I contradict myself? Not really. While we gave him every bit of support, love, and encouragement two parents could give, our son has had challenges in his 19 years that, for better or worse, complicated things. They may be no more
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The Mass Murder at Salon Meritage
- October 14, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
Not in my town. Mass murders don’t happen in Seal Beach, this sleepy little beachside community. I live in Los Alamitos, the next town over, but the two are intertwined by shared schools, shops, restaurants, hair salons. It’s a place people come to raise their children, a place known for it’s peaceful, friendly atmosphere. It’s where
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My Father, Papa
- October 11, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: family
One of the best things about being a mom has been the experience of watching my parents become grandparents. This was especially true of my father, who died four years ago at the far too young age of 68. To watch him being the fun, loving, kind grandfather that he was probably born to be
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The Return of the Empty Nest
- August 30, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
Tomorrow, my daughter returns to Boston University to start her senior year, and I’ll be back in the empty nest. The fact that she’s a senior in college is almost too much for me to believe. Not that I ever had any doubt that she’d succeed in college – she’s the kind of person who sets her
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The Empty Nest – Weird, but Nice
- August 26, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
When I was first an empty nester, a friend with kids still at home asked me, “is the empty nest weird?” I realized that weird was the perfect word to describe my life without my kids in the house. Not bad, not lonely, not sad, not even empty…but definitely weird. It was as big of a change in our
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Just a Thought
- August 16, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
My first entry on my blog. After 20 years of being a full-time, stay-at-home, carpooling, laundry folding, volunteering, grocery shopping, care taking and most of all fully enjoying it all mother, my job ended. Ok, maybe it didn’t end completely – with my kids both in college, there are plenty of phone calls, BBMs, texts,