I am a new member,soon to be an empty nester and divorced,have always been very independent,but will have to find lots of new challenges with my two daughters going to college!
Hi Carrie, welcome to you, please join in with our chats, it'll definitely help when your kids go off to college. If it's any consolation, your nest may not be really empty for some time, they'll keep coming back for a good few years until they get there own places
It's a bit quiet on the forum at the moment but probs due to the glorious weather we are having and everyone getting out more.
Hi Carrie Big welcome from me too. As Bellatrix has rightly said this forum is quiet at the moment. From being in lockdown we are all finding freedom again so not as busy here as normal. Most of us have been empty nesters and then found the chicks coming back! It’s a funny old world. Looking forward to chatting more with you.
...A big Welcome from me too Carrie, it will be a massive change with two daughters leaving, that will take some adjusting too, or daughter is 33 now and she is still following us around.
I was very wary of forums before I found this group of lovely ladies, and it is a wonderful place to come to escape and chat, laugh, exchange personal worries and concerns , ( you will find out about more of that later, we have a Narnia door ) in a wonderfully supportive evironment.
What hobbies and pastimes do you have Carrie?...do you have a good group of chums close by...or a 'special' friend maybe?....as you can tell, I am the nosey one ...and what special talents do you have...we all have some...in fact I think we should start a discussion on what we think our special talents are...that would be fun and interesting
That’s very true. I have been on this forum for a long time now and there’s always someone here who has been through something similar and can offer advice and support. We all have become close even though we could walk past each other in the street and not know. It’s nice to have new committed members. A lot of people come and go very quickly but some do stay and are quickly absorbed into our community.
A few years ago we had a thread on empty nesters and it was one of our longest so there’s a lot of experience here with that.
You said that both of your daughters were gong off to college. Are they twins?
That’s a very good question Marci and I’m not sure of the answer. I think it was originally 20 then raised to 50 to give more protection but see your on 64 at the moment. Did anything open up when you got to 50?
That’s a very good question Marci and I’m not sure of the answer. I think it was originally 20 then raised to 50 to give more protection but see your on 64 at the moment. Did anything open up when you got to 50?
Is that Personal Achievements thing the members only one that you have to have 50 posts for? If so then yes. I just didn't notice?