Conversation – 18

Sheba, 30 degrees at the end of April, nuts. The blooms here are really pretty. Haven’t seen anything like this here since we were in a perpetual drought.
Hope you and Iris stay warm.

@taci,

Guess what I will be wearing all weekend. My Iris Apfel Jackets Oz will be in the 30’s.
I am making soup that will keep hubby and I warm. 💕💕

A lot of people plants will be ruined if not covered properly.

Spring is still here the heat will be on too. ✨😎

Sheba, this is such a bright happy thread. I can’t believe it was 80 today. That has not happened for a while. Have a great weekend also!

The Changing Nest

As the nest empties, parents can alleviate the sadness by rediscovering themselves and honoring the strides their children have made.

Once individuals become parents, they are parents forevermore. Their identities change perceptively the moment Mother Nature inaugurates them mom or dad. Yet the role they undertake when they welcome children into their lives is not a fixed one. As children move from one phase of their lives to the next, parental roles change. When these transitions involve a child gaining independence, many parents experience an empty nest feeling. Instead of feeling proud that their children have achieved so much—whether the flight from the nest refers to the first day of kindergarten or the start of college—parents feel they are losing a part of themselves. However, when approached thoughtfully, this new stage of parental life can be an exciting time in which mothers and fathers rediscover themselves and relate to their children in a new way.

As children earn greater levels of independence, their parents often gain unanticipated freedom. Used to being depended upon by and subject to the demands of their children, parents sometimes forget that they are not only mom or dad but also individuals. As the nest empties, parents can alleviate the anxiety and sadness they feel by rediscovering themselves and honoring the immense strides their children have made in life. The simplest way to honor a child undergoing a transition is to allow that child to make decisions and mistakes appropriate to their level of maturity. Freed from the role of disciplinarian, parents of college-age children can befriend their offspring and undertake an advisory position. Those with younger children beginning school or teenagers taking a first job can plan a special day in which they express their pride and explain that they will always be there to offer love and support.

An empty nest can touch other members of the family unit as well. Young people may feel isolated or abandoned when their siblings leave the nest. As this is normal, extra attention can help them feel more secure in their newly less populated home. Spouses with more leisure time on their hands may need to relearn how to be best friends and lovers. Other family members will likely grieve less when they understand the significance of the child’s new phase of life. The more parents both celebrate and honor their children’s life transitions, the less apprehension the children will feel. Parents who embrace their changing nest while still cherishing their offspring can look forward to developing deeper, more mature relationships with them in the future. AMEN! ✨✨

@kittengirl,

Here looking at you Kitten please be well. ✨🌹

@shoelady60,

Good day in the beautiful ‘burgh. 😎😘Hey enjoy this day with your mother and sister.
I hope you all are having a great time.

I hope you are enjoying the Hockey Games. ✨

Oz will be in the 30’s this weekend and I hope we get a gradual warm up not go from
freezing cold to hot summer. I want to enjoy spring. ✨😎

Just have a good weekend. 😘

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and may this day be a great day for you. 😎✨

Taci wishing you happy trails and watch out for the laughing kids. ✨

Here is to a great weekend for you and the family. ✨

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. ✨😎🌹I did read your post from nearly an hour
ago. Oodie I hope you got some good sleep and rest. Oodie you need more rest.

I am wishing your husband good luck on Monday with the camera and all. I hope all turns
out well. I would be concerned too that is natural. I know you both will live with the results.

Oodie you are doing the cleaning of the kitchen again I feel your pain. I wish you hire
someone to do certain homes and chores even you only need them for a few days.
Better yet I would use a good service maybe once a week. Monies well spent. ✨

If I had some of my nieces and sisters here I would never have to do a full house again.
I like doing my own cleaning but if it is a major one time job then I could use a hand.
I don’t need everyday but once in a while for something major would be great. ✨✨
Besides two hands make the time fly and of course we will be talking I have three daughters
and I can’t wait for them to visit home. 🌹💕I spoil them so it would not be much for them
to do. My kids don’t like a lot of STUFF they keep things to a minimal. ✨

See you later in Trivia if you are running a bit late someone will start the game I am sure.

Oodie drive safe and take care. ✨😎

@xango,

Good day in beautiful Florida. ✨😎I hope you and hubby have a chance to get out and about
when his class is over. ✨😎

Here is to a joyful day. Hubby and I have some outdoor projects if it is not too cold.
One way or another we have things to do. ✨

Perhaps I will see you in Trivia and if you are still out I hope both of you are having some fun. ✨

@loaf,

Loaf enjoy your weekend and family miss ya. 😎✨

National Tea Day is observed in the United Kingdom every year on 21 April to celebrate the drinking of tea. It is celebrated in tea rooms, hotels, pubs and cafés through special events, and charitable fundraising events held across the country, including a tea ‘Fes-Tea-Val’ at Chiswick House & Gardens in London.

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023