tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post5890329221328186665..comments2024-03-29T07:03:28.783-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: The Empty Nest Bar and GrillBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-16155669913514546422022-08-24T19:18:25.917-04:002022-08-24T19:18:25.917-04:00I thought it was difficult when they went to colle...I thought it was difficult when they went to college, but at least they came home each summer and breaks - for me the even harder part is when they graduate college and get the job, find the apartment and your left trying to figure out the right balance of being so very proud and desperately missing them at the same time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-7607993515482946152022-08-24T12:31:59.177-04:002022-08-24T12:31:59.177-04:00Ooof. Having trouble seeing the keyboard through a...Ooof. Having trouble seeing the keyboard through all these tears. I found you when I was pregnant with my oldest. He's starting sophomore year of college. Which I don't understand because I feel like I started following you yesterday...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85931150052022052692022-08-24T10:39:13.968-04:002022-08-24T10:39:13.968-04:00Oh dear…Mine are still home for a couple more year...Oh dear…Mine are still home for a couple more years and I’m teary after reading this. Hugs mama xoxoLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-5103777420234140072021-09-18T12:51:26.804-04:002021-09-18T12:51:26.804-04:00Oh I am late to this, but I just have to say my he...Oh I am late to this, but I just have to say my heart is with you. My own little, who didn't exist when I first started reading your work way back in the beginning on BabyCenter, is now starting middle school and as I contemplated how close 18 suddenly feels, I thought of you and realized with a frisson of -- shock? compassion? wonder? -- that Birdy must be out of the nest by now. So grateful for all of your writing through this journeying, for who you are in the world and what you bring into and put out into it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173257593276401818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-33495543171753597772021-09-10T17:51:43.459-04:002021-09-10T17:51:43.459-04:00Good gravy, I am weeping....Good gravy, I am weeping....SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087401553230393349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-45361401505387911592021-09-09T22:30:11.580-04:002021-09-09T22:30:11.580-04:00I just sent mine off, and he didn't want my he...I just sent mine off, and he didn't want my help with bedding. I missed you, Catherine, and your words of my heart. Thanks for this. I can't figure out how to publish other than anonymously. ~Kathy A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-26507717945105797042021-08-28T09:44:46.041-04:002021-08-28T09:44:46.041-04:00Oh please write more about transitioning to the em...Oh please write more about transitioning to the empty nest. I am having a hard time with it. Have followed you for many years and have loved your writing on all the stages of mothering. Would love to hear more of your experience of the empty nest kzooknoedelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912744427123576975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-53180822607580827892021-08-27T14:20:03.996-04:002021-08-27T14:20:03.996-04:00Oh Catherine!! So wonderful to see a post! My own ...Oh Catherine!! So wonderful to see a post! My own boys (14 and 24) aren’t going anywhere… physically… yet I feel the distancing. As someone once said: from the beginning we are teaching them to live without us. <br />Thank you for the lovely post. As soon as my 14YO gets home I’m sniffin’ his head. Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798860390629052419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-6083118241237543522021-08-27T07:41:28.650-04:002021-08-27T07:41:28.650-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765178805065021646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-12872442776907036542021-08-26T22:42:06.559-04:002021-08-26T22:42:06.559-04:00Crying and sending love your way. My 18 year old s...Crying and sending love your way. My 18 year old son is going into his senior year of high school and I'll be in these shoes next year. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01003175055373176858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-37732604826873105162021-08-26T20:10:32.571-04:002021-08-26T20:10:32.571-04:00Once in awhile, my mean old spousaldude insists on...Once in awhile, my mean old spousaldude insists on saying to me, "You know he's only home with us for two more years, right?" And it's always a shock to me, no matter how often he's said it before. It's a shock to him, too, even as it's coming out of his mouth. (Honestly, I think he's not trying to make it bearable, just *fathomable.*) Oh, we're going to be a pretty mess when the kid actually leaves, all right. daydreamymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193551638019005963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-70621049914793829112021-08-26T18:54:02.120-04:002021-08-26T18:54:02.120-04:00I dropped my baby off at college today - admittedl...I dropped my baby off at college today - admittedly quite close to home, but still! This really made me feel the weight of it. Thank you and also thanks for making me laugh out loud with “designed by a sadist who gave up sadism for engineering but then still turned out to be secretly a sadist.”Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808778044431437810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-27693681980640471852021-08-26T18:03:12.885-04:002021-08-26T18:03:12.885-04:00Oh, Catherine! I've been reading your blog sin...Oh, Catherine! I've been reading your blog since Ben was tiny and Birdy wasn't even born yet. I remember you telling of having to go get your ultrasound for Birdy in the wee hours, something about wearing a puffy coat. My boy is right in between your two. Ours is still at home, but I know our days are numbered. You've engendered such a deep love and family into your children, they'll be back to visit often (I hope). <br /><br />Lots of love,<br />Jaxmom ❤️Jaxmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889380677365392921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-27985531774403807782021-08-26T16:24:57.551-04:002021-08-26T16:24:57.551-04:00So much love!So much love!Cheryl Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867220990122867428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-82214152537959793992021-08-26T15:48:50.198-04:002021-08-26T15:48:50.198-04:00I have been reading you since way back when- your ...I have been reading you since way back when- your Birdy is the same age as my Sam- and wow I am feeling this real hard. Sam leaves Saturday and I almost can’t wait to be on the other side of this because this waiting thing is NOT FUN. Sending love and all the things to you. Thanks for always putting my thoughts into words and making me laugh and cry Smilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923849923149155173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-36876397659128700052021-08-26T14:45:19.100-04:002021-08-26T14:45:19.100-04:00oh man. mine started middle school and high school...oh man. mine started middle school and high school last week, and though what you're writing about is foreign to me, it's becoming more and more imaginable. big breaths -- and i wish you the strength and patience to be able to embrace whatever comes next.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673976303074464782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-79618487941353555732021-08-26T14:44:48.326-04:002021-08-26T14:44:48.326-04:00Just experienced this a gut-wrenching two weeks ag...Just experienced this a gut-wrenching two weeks ago. Hardest day ever and tears come quickly at the very thought of it. Can’t bear to imagine how much harder it will be when our second flies the best. Solidarity, mama. Mom2Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394252215266170553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85605759188108997752021-08-26T14:18:18.253-04:002021-08-26T14:18:18.253-04:00I have 2 children, twin boys, several months young...I have 2 children, twin boys, several months younger than Birdy. I found your blog, in fact, the month I became pregnant with them and it cheered me on in ways you can't imagine. I've always told them "travel is the best education," and last week, one of my boys had the audacity to show he had actually listened and moved 2 states away to a wonderful college in an amazing area. I am bereft and proud and devastated and jealous. Thank you, Catherine, for allowing me to walk this mama journey with you.Alysa Revellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06591459501517886723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-63612769629829508422021-08-26T13:58:40.350-04:002021-08-26T13:58:40.350-04:00Love, empathy, fist bumps, glass raised, all of it...Love, empathy, fist bumps, glass raised, all of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198175079975206549noreply@blogger.com