When my kids move to their own places we're selling up and getting a motor home,what will you do when your nest is empty?
2007-02-12 22:50:47 · 32 answers · asked by heebygeeby 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Make love in my own home in a spontaneous fashion once again!
2007-02-12 22:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by Brunetteandred 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sell the house get a smaller condo or move our stuff to one of the many places will probably inherit from our parents, and start traveling the world with my husband.
My life goal is to visit every country in the world and I had to put that on hold when "SURPRISE" I became a pregnant at a young age and my fiance at the time took a hike. 8 years later I met a wonderful man that wants to travel the world with me so once our kids are out of the house we'll travel. Since our youngest is 5 we have some time to wait and save $$.
2007-02-13 00:30:52 · answer #2 · answered by serephinadragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you are assuming your children will move out. ; )
Second, you are assuming if they do move out, they will not wish to move back in! : P
(I moved back home briefly after college and again before I got married).
Getting a motor home will probably decrease the likelihood of the second scenario!
My baby boy is only one, but I imagine I will cry for both joy and sadness. I hope I raise an independent, self-sufficient man whom is able to move out and survive and prosper on his own, but you never know with kids! Hopefully the hubby and I will be able to travel when the nest is empty, hopefully he will still like to be around me when the nest empties and hopefully it will quickly fill back up with grandbabies!
2007-02-12 23:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by MI Mommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After I spend a few months cavorting around Europe?
I want to head to a poor country - perhaps China, Haiti, or somewhere in Africa - and spend time working with an orphange. It'll be a long time - DS is only 3 and we're trying for more - but I've always had a soft spot for orphans, and I'd love to spend at least some of my retirement years working with them.
2007-02-12 23:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for some reason i dont think that this will happen quickly in my house... but i have often thought about it.
by the time my youngest is old enough to leave i'll be about 50 so i'll still be young enough to have fun.
the problem is that i like most mums love there kids being around for now (dont know when they get older) but by then my oldest my have children so i'll want to be around for the grandkids so i dont see me going far. Maybe having holidays in countries i've always wanted to visit and working still... and spending as much time with my hubby as i can. also hobbies.
boy the house will be empty then...
2007-02-12 23:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by jojo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine have left. I have a great social life and long lie in at the weekend. A clean house time to do the things I want to. I also get to look after my grandchildren sometimes and best of all hand them back when I've had enough lol
2007-02-12 23:34:42 · answer #6 · answered by unicorn867 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw a party and go clubbing lol world cruise too into bargain
shud still be young enuf to enjoy it my son is nearly 4 and im 23 so by 16-18 i will only be 35-37 so can go and enjoy my 20's that i have missed out on
2007-02-12 23:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by Perfect-Angel84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when I get overwhelmed with the day to day "grind" of having young children, I get out this little essay by Erma Bombeck and read it. It always makes me a little teary.
When the children are grown and gone, I hope my husband are around and active to enjoy time traveling/ antiquing and visiting our kids and hopefully grandkids.
Here's the little essay:
OK. One of these days you'll explode and shout to the kids, "Why don't you grow up and act your age?"
......and they will.
OR:
"You guys get outside and find yourselves something to do. And don't slam the door!"
......and they don't.
You'll straighten up the boys' bedroom neat and tidy -- bumper stickers discarded, bedspread tucked and smooth, toys displayed on the shelves. Hangers in the closet. Animals caged. And you'll say out loud, "Now I want it to stay this way.''
.......and it will.
You'll prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that hasn't been picked to death and a cake with no finger traces in the icing, and you'll say, "Now, there's a meal for company.''
.....and you'll eat it alone.
You'll say: "I want complete privacy on the phone. No dancing around. No demolition crews. Silence! Do your hear?''
.....and you'll have it.
No more plastic tablecloths stained with spaghtetti.
No more bedspreads to protect the sofa from damp bottoms.
No more gates to stumble over at the top of the basement steps.
No more clothespins under the sofa.
No more playpens to arrange a room around.
No more anxious nights under a vaporizer tent
No more sand on the sheets or Popeye movies in the bathrooms.
No more iron-on-patches, wet, knotted shoestrings, tight boots, or rubber bands for ponytails.
Imagine. A lipstick with a point on it.
No baby sitter for New Year's Eve.
Washing only once a week.
Seeing a steak that isn't ground.
Having your teeth cleaned without a baby on your lap.
No PTA meetings.
No car pools.
No blaring radios.
No one washing her hair at 11 o'clock at night.
Having your own roll of Scotch tape.
No more dandelion bouquets.
Think about it. No more Christmas presents out of toothpicks and library paste.
No more sloppy oatmeal kisses.
No more tooth fairy.
No giggles in the dark.
No knees to heal, no responsibility.
Only a voice crying, "Why don't you grow up?'' and the silence echoing,
"I did."
by Erma Bombeck
Isn't that sweet?
Mom of 5 with another on the way
2007-02-13 00:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by Momof6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enjoy a little child free travel, but most of all, enjoy a CLEAN, QUIET house. I've got a while to wait though, my kids are only 6, 3 and 8 months old!!!
2007-02-12 23:01:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like conan i will probably worry a lot and then get on with my life, I'm single and my kids have been my life and I'll be lost at first but will try and make the most of it.
Your motor home plan sounds great, id be happy with a little VW camper van and enough fuel to get me round the UK :-)
2007-02-12 23:00:06 · answer #10 · answered by Richard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't want to think of that day everything will be too quiet no kids their pals running in and out i can't bear thinking of that day but i know it will come and I'll need to deal with it so i think maybe a very long holiday some where really warm will cheer me up.
2007-02-12 23:25:53 · answer #11 · answered by Mea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋