By Ann Douglas, Reviewed by Devon Frye Photo: Unsplash, Psychology Today, August 14, 2023
It's the little things that tend to get to you: the sight of a too-empty refrigerator; the fact that you're no longer tripping over a small mountain of running shoes each time you attempt to enter or exit the front door; and the silence that greets you if you happen to be brave enough to step foot in your child's now-empty room.
The transition to an empty nest (or an emptier nest, as the case may be) can be a rough one, especially during the early days. Sure, you've known this day was coming from the moment you became a parent, but it can catch you off guard nonetheless. ("How did the past 18 years manage to fly by so quickly?" you ask yourself as you hug your child goodbye and exit his dorm room.)
It doesn't seem all that long ago that you were trying to wrap your head around the fact that you were about to become a parent—and now this chapter in your life is coming to a close. Or so it seems...
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