loneliness

It seems that each year, more of my friends are becoming "Empty Nesters."  Kids are going off to college, or have moved away to start a new job. While parents are happy to see their kids' spread their wings and fly, it can be a challenging adjustment to make after spending so many years living with them 24/7...

This weekend my niece moved away to college.  She's starting as a Freshman.  My nephew, her brother, also moved back to school.  He's going into his Junior year.  What this means is that my sister, after 20 years of having children in the house, is an empty nester...