Loss and Musings from the Empty Nest
I have avoided it for three weeks now. Every day, I walk out of my room in the morning and glance down the hallway. Both of my college kids are now graduated and on their own.
Grieving the Loss of an Institution
Friday, at the end of a full and stress-filled week, I learned that my undergraduate college was permanently closing its doors. A not-so-great week for me just plummeted into a steady river of tears, built up over the challenges of self-employment, Coronavirus, children driving cross-country, social distancing, keeping my elderly parents safe from the virus, the dog’s unexpected surgery, and other extraneous factors.