The Girlfriend's Guide to an Empty Nest

24. Advice for The Summer In Between Everything Changing


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It’s that time of year where some are a little antsy for summer to come and school to be over. But that’s not the case for everyone in the family: mom can be dreading the buffer summer between college days beginning. 

Check out today’s conversation to hear how our thoughts on the “time bomb ticking” of things never being the same again.


We chat today:


  1. The desire to smother your kid as the end of their high school career looms 

  2. What to expect in the last summer before post secondary begins 

  3. How to make the most of that last summer together and set boundaries on time

  4. Why eye rolls aren’t the worst thing when you share your heart with your kid

  5. The limbo/not in control season your child feels they are in during this weird in between season

  6. Possible behaviors to expect in your child in the buffer summer

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The Girlfriend's Guide to an Empty NestBy Anne Watson and Becky Kopitzke

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