The Almost Empty Nester
With my Sweet Pea (her name is Erin) off at The Aveda Institute in Minneapolis since last October, our house has definitely gotten quieter. (She just turned 19 and I'm a little blue as this is the first birthday we haven't been together). I still have both of the boys at home, Sean 20 and Erik 14, but all too soon I and my husband will be empty nesters.
I tell myself that Erik is only in eighth grade and that I still have 4-5 years left but this glass half full psychology affords little comfort. Despite working full time outside the home, I consider myself first and foremost a mom. I work to live, not live to work. However, what will I do when I work to live with no children to benefit from it?
When that day comes, and if I have my druthers, I will have hopefully fulfilled my entrepreneurial aspirations. How else will I be able to be free to be a doting motherly nuisance to my children by being my own boss and free to travel wherever they may be? I can dream, can't I?
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