Originally Posted by Up North
I am 58 and just became a total empty nester this year. I hate it!! I miss the kids coming and going and even though they stop in often it is just to quiet. I got laid off from my job two years ago so just find myself useless and unneeded right now. Hubby is still working, laid back and a homebody. I am even having a hard time sewing lately!! Give me a kick in the rear!! Enjoy your children! They grow up way to fast.
There are children out there that need you desperately. You can't imagine the baggage some of them are dragging around. Get yourself to the nearest elementary school and volunteer to be a reader or a listener. Gather up some old socks and buttons and a glue gun or thread and needles and lead a puppet making workshop with them and have them write and stage plays using their puppets. Show them how to draw a geometric design and quilt a potholder for mom. Start a 4-H club. Soon your home will not be empty.