Empty nest syndrome is a general feeling of depression and loneliness that parents/other guardian relatives feel when one or more of their children leave home. While more common in...
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Can Dad's be empty nesters?
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I just joined , I am a single Dad, custodial parent for the last 3 years. Sent my son away to school 4 years ago no problem with separation issues. Now my daughter is getting ready to go and I am getting real anxious about her leaving . He is 6' tall(22yo) and emotionally about 17yo, she is 5' tall,18yo but emotionally about 25. My daughter and I have been through a lot . Her Mom suffers from mental illness and both of us have had to depend on each other because of that situation. Both my kids seemed real concerned for me and what I'm going to do because my life revolves around them. Everybody I know is asking me what am I going to do come September? I keep on joking about spending more time with me but I don't know if thats' going to cut it.
Posted on 07/10/08, 07:07 pm |
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Welcome, of course dads can be empty nesters. In particularly in your situation because you are the parent that finished the parenting in the last 3 years. I'm sure you were probably her emotional, custodial guardian before you got custody of her because of her mom's mental illness. My heart goes out to you. 
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My husabnd has it real bad. My daughter says h is stuck in the pst, thathis cubicle is some kind of "time capsule" when the kids wereyoung. She in Germany for 3 years, and we are both having trouble, but he doesn't sem as affected by our son being gone. Maybe it is the Father/daughter syndrom..
I miss them both so much, I had to take down pictures around the house ... I cry, he silently grieves. Everyone says this should be our time...but wothout fasmily around, everyone left at once...life sucks. Take Care, I know oneday they will all return, but until then itistoo damn quiet around here. ~Take Care
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Of course Dad's go through it, but a lot of men don't think thats the problem. My husband went through it a couple of years ago. I was a stay at mom and had MS. Everyone thought I was going to go nuts. I did a little bit. I miss them so much. But I get to see them alot and I feel that we have gotten closer. Our relationship had to change. My husband is doing a lot better now. They drive him crazy mostly. Our daughter is 26 and her and her boyfriend bought a house together a couple of years ago. Her daddy has problems with that because they aren't married. Our son just turned 25 and he is making a lot of stupid choices, but they are his to make. Sometimes I have to remind my husband that we didn't always make good choice and we sure didn't listen to our parents, so cut them some slack and love them anyway. You will get through it, it may not be easy but they have to grow up sometime and you sound like the kind of father that your kids can count on no matter what and that is so important. You and your family will be in my prayers. God Bless
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