adult children

“Empty Nest” can just mean a “New Nest”

Posted on 04/20/2010 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Home & FamilyEveryone knows about “empty nest syndrome.” People warn those whose children quickly grow up and head out on their own that there will be a feeling of loneliness around the nest – and that may very well be true for some, but this great article in the Chicago Tribune takes a different look at the empty nest – and I like this point of view! The article profiles a couple who took the opportunity to redesign their home when their …

"Empty Nest" can just mean a "New Nest"

Posted on 04/20/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Home & FamilyEveryone knows about “empty nest syndrome.” People warn those whose children quickly grow up and head out on their own that there will be a feeling of loneliness around the nest – and that may very well be true for some, but this great article in the Chicago Tribune takes a different look at the empty nest – and I like this point of view! The article profiles a couple who took the opportunity to redesign their home when their …

Thanksgiving Eve and the Family’s All Here

Posted on 11/25/2009 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

RelationshipsI’ve been seeing a lot of news stories – from Good Morning America segments to this story on the Wall Street Journal’s site – about the increase in “boomerang kids,” that is, adult children who are moving back home to their parents’ home amid the recession. Now, as excited as I am to head home for Thanksgiving, I don’t have any desire to be “under my dad’s roof” again any time soon… But according to the WSJ and a Pew …