What's up? What's going on? I'm so grateful that you're here. Today we're going to talk

about a topic that will or maybe has impacted you as a parent. If your kids are living at

home, this is something that's going to happen at some point. Hopefully it's inevitable.

Hopefully it's your goal. Hopefully you see it as a success. Nonetheless, it's also kind

of, well, not kind of. It can be really painful. And for some, it can be absolutely debilitating

and depressing, but it doesn't need to be. And I hope it isn't that way for you. I really

do. And I'm hoping that with today's episode, I can share with you some tips, some things

that you can be doing now. If in fact, this is happening in the next couple of years,

or maybe in the next couple of months or the next couple of weeks, maybe you tuned into

this episode because you're dealing with it right now. You are in the middle of that

empty nest syndrome, you know, where you're just, you feel like there's a hole in your heart.

And you kind of don't know what to do. This episode's for you. All right, let's get to

it.

Let's start with poem. Oh, how the years go by. Oh, how the time can certainly fly from

once just a thought and far away dreams. Now in my arms and in my eyes, you gleam. The

presence of you, your laughter and smiles, which go on for miles, warms my heart and my

soul. You're growing up so fast as I wish each moment with you would last forever. My

little boy will someday be a man. And right by your side, I will forever stand. I will pick

up the pieces when you fall. I will hold your hand and help you stand tall. And when

the day comes, when you are on your own, never feel that you are alone, no matter how near

or far apart, I will always be right there in your heart. Always remember whatever you

go through and no matter what, I will always love you. That poem was written by Amy R. Campbell.

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