Comments on: Fledglings

By: shrinkrapped

shrinkrapped — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:09:18 +0000

In reply to hbksloss. Thanks, Heidi. Yeah, that line seems to have struck a nerve.

By: hbksloss

hbksloss — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:30:34 +0000

Wonderful post, you hit the nail on the head with the finch family. But my favorite part is: ” Now I have come back to myself, come back to the marriage pushed to the back burner while my husband and I grew our girls into young women. Just as our daughters are taking flight into their new lives, we are, too.” I can really relate!

By: wendyj59

wendyj59 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:25:45 +0000

In reply to shrinkrapped. I'm sure we have more than a few euros here but whenever we go to France I always forget to round them up!

By: shrinkrapped

shrinkrapped — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:31:24 +0000

In reply to Marianne Lonsdale. I feel for you, Marianne!

By: shrinkrapped

shrinkrapped — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:29:44 +0000

In reply to wendyj59. Yes, there is an upside, isn't there? And so nice to have them nearby, but not necessarily under the same roof! The only loose change I've found is a few euro cents from time spent abroad. Possibly more useful to you than to me given our relative proximities to the eurozone!

By: wendyj59

wendyj59 — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 17:14:45 +0000

I’m getting used to our empty nest. Like you I enjoy having a tidy house and knowing where things are but I do enjoy their visits. Fortunately two of mine are close enough to get back home when they come so no need to stay. I have “found” lots of loose change when they moved out. All of them seemed to be collecting loose change but none of them bothered to take it with them. One day I’ll get around to changing it up into real money!

By: Marianne Lonsdale

Marianne Lonsdale — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 02:12:29 +0000

Deep sigh

By: shrinkrapped

shrinkrapped — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 03:35:47 +0000

In reply to dyannedillon. Thanks, Dyanne, so glad you like it and can relate. Finders-keepers for the loose change--another upside to the empty nest!

By: dyannedillon

dyannedillon — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 22:30:30 +0000

I love the line about wondering who you would be in their absence. Even when our kids are in college, we’re still stuffing worms down their throats. When they are really, REALLY on their own, who are we? We’re still parents, but we are no longer actively parenting. Do we go back to who we were BEFORE kids? (Kind of hope not, because I had a full time job then!) Our kids will be starting new lives, but then so will we. Thanks for such a thought-provoking post! And remember, any money you find lying around is their rooms is yours.