Chicken Soup for the Soul: Empty Nesters 101 Stories about Surviving and Thriving When the Kids Leave Home

by Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; McAdoo Rehme, Carol; Cena Evans, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781935096221
• ISBN10: 1935096222
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-07
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul

Summary

You think that saying goodbye to the kids is going to be tough... but then you discover the new you - with free time, a clean kitchen, and unlimited possibilities. This terrific book for empty nesters or soon-to-be empty nesters contains 101 stories written by parents who have been there already and share their experiences.

Author Biography

Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

 Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. v
Foreword	p. xiii
First Flights
Trading Spaces	p. 1
Forty Weeks	p. 5
Baby Steps	p. 7
Giving Birth	p. 9
At the Close of the Day	p. 11
A Close-Up Shot	p. 13
Condo-lences	p. 16
My Nice Surprise	p. 18
Send Cookies	p. 21
Gone Packing	p. 24
Give Me a Sign	p. 25
A Matter of Time	p. 27
And Suddenly He Was Gone	p. 30
Under Our Wings and In Our Hearts
A Time to Keep	p. 37
Friends and Feathers	p. 40
Read and Right	p. 42
The Christmas Rose	p. 44
Coming Home	p. 46
Adam's Place	p. 48
Fallen Nests	p. 51
A Different Vision	p. 53
Left Behind	p. 56
Let It Snow!	p. 58
Linked Together	p. 60
The Truth of Consequences	p. 62
It's in the Mail	p. 65
Out on a Limb
Heavens to Betsey!	p. 71
Wheel of Choices	p. 74
Curtains for Mary	p. 77
Holding Down the Fort	p. 80
Teen Angles	p. 82
The Last Load	p. 86
Aligned in Time	p. 89
A Second Chance	p. 92
A New Route	p. 95
Birthday Blues	p. 97
The Apple of My Eye	p. 100
Bring Her Home	p. 103
Ruffled Feathers
Ode to the (Almost) Empty Nest	p. 111
Remember Me?	p. 112
Help! The Mothers Are Coming	p. 114
The Last Summer	p. 117
The Whiz Kid	p. 120
They Come Home Again	p. 123
Tracking Time	p. 126
Ka-ding! Ka-ding!	p. 130
For Better or For Worst	p. 134
They're Coming B-a-a-a-ck	p. 138
You Can't Go Home Again	p. 141
Say "Cheese"	p. 143
College Daze	p. 145
Sea Scape	p. 147
Wings and Wisdom
Taking Flight	p. 153
My Mother's Daughter	p. 156
An October Garden	p. 159
The Stress of a Mess	p. 162
Dance, Daughter, Dance	p. 164
Five O'Clock Shadow	p. 166
Nest-less and Restless	p. 169
Seventeen	p. 171
Night Calls	p. 174
Connections	p. 178
Pedal Power	p. 180
Surprise Guest	p. 183
Swings and Things	p. 185
Left Behind
Empty? Says Who?	p. 191
Hats Off!	p. 194
Cheers!	p. 197
The Treasure Chest	p. 200
Discarded Memories	p. 203
Under Construction	p. 205
Treasure	p. 208
Over Stuff-ed	p. 209
Table Talk	p. 211
Sold!	p. 214
Catch and Release	p. 216
Two's Company, Three's a Family	p. 219
Heart Strings	p. 222
Branching Out
Silence	p. 227
Learning to Fly	p. 231
A Different Drummer	p. 235
Paris When It Sizzles	p. 238
A Slice of Paradise	p. 241
Oh What A Trip	p. 245
On Edge	p. 247
Headed to Hollywood	p. 250
Taking Note	p. 254
The Exodus	p. 257
Stepping Out	p. 259
All Is Calm	p. 262
Home Sweet Nest
Hoops	p. 267
The Big Picture	p. 268
Moving On	p. 270
Home Improvements	p. 273
Where's the Beef?	p. 275
Rewinding the Clock	p. 278
Street Wise	p. 282
Weekend Washerwoman	p. 285
The Lyons' Tale	p. 286
Giggles in the Dark	p. 289
The Heart of the Matter	p. 291
Meet Our Contributors!	p. 297
Who Is Jack Canfield?	p. 317
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?	p. 319
Who Is Carol McAdoo Rehme?	p. 321
Who Is Patricia Cena Evans?	p. 323
Acknowledgments	p. 329
More Chicken Soup	p. 334
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