You're in Florida girl, go out, have fun, enjoy life.

Knowing they are doing OK is good enough for me.

watch this movie. it helps.

Me too. I make an effort to get out more.

I was overjoyed when my son moved out, so I don't have any experience with what you're feeling. My advice is to do something you always wanted to do but couldn't.

I'm a single mom, and have been an "empty nester" for almost 20 years and have LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF IT!! I think I'm missing the mom gene, though.

I am a single parent too, and the first year was hard.....it was okay when they lived near to me, but ones in Va and ones in Nola now. They are both successful and, though I still miss them terribly, I’m very proud of them both.

My wife and have been "empty nesters" for several years and feel that process was much easier for us than for a single Mom. Now after our kids have left the house, after being here for a few days, we always comment about how sadly quiet the place becomes. But for us it is more quiet and not completely quiet. That's got to be hard for you. Our kids were both gone before we retired, which was a substantial challenge for me. For that I (eventually) got into exercise like riding a bicycle and walking quite a bit. That helped me quite a bit on several levels and I recommend it.

I was married when the empty nest hit my family, so I had a partner with whom to keep busy and trying to not think about what was missing! But, I also found ways to keep myself busy: volunteer work, hobbies, traveling, and so on.

My oldest is 21 and living at home while working on his college degree. His little brother is 14, surly, moody, obstinate, obnoxious, etc. I am ready for both of them to be gone!

Took me couple years to work it out for self. I ended up doing a 180° change of scenery.

I'm sure this affects women more and in a very different way. As a man who has been multi-married I look at this idea and see myself as living at least 4 lives all within this one. I often think I have been alive sooo long to get to this point and have children and step-children. They all get along and they are all grown. We all live in different places today but my personal feelings are that I am feeling ancient and yet I am not ready to leave.

find a cause you are passionate about and join it. do the world a favor and join the revolution to end the wars and corruption of our govt. make history!