Being An Empty Nester Is Great, Actually

Wow, I needed a nap. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Nov. 13, 2023 EMBRACE IT [Being An Empty Nester Is Great, Actually]( A lot of times, people talk about the “empty nest” as something deeply sad. Well, Courtenay Rudzinski is here to reassure you: actually, it’s incredible. “Recently, I ran into an old girlfriend I hadn’t seen in a while at a wedding. Her youngest son had just left for college, and she tearfully told me how quiet her house was,” she writes. “And all I could think was: ‘Oh, you dear sweet flaxen-haired newb. You have no idea the glory that awaits you.’” And she’s gonna tell us all about it. It’s profoundly reassuring on several levels! Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest YUM! [Texas Roadhouse Fan Shares How To Buy Frozen Rolls For Thanksgiving]( How was this not common knowledge? [Read More.]( HARD TRUTHS [Single Mom Gets Real About Coparenting With Her Ex: “It’s The Worst Thing Ever”]( Popular TikTok creator Maia Knight shared her brutally honest take on sharing custody of her twin girls. [Read More.]( BREAK THE CHAIN [This Millennial Mom's Rant About Her Boomer Mom's Anxiety “Love Language” Is Too Real]( “Does anyone else have a boomer mom whose primary love language is anxiety at you?” [Read More.]( Scary Mommy Book Club WELL, THIS IS FUN [What Book You Should Read Next Based On Your Favorite Romance Trope]( “Romance novels come in all different shapes and sizes,” writes Emily Weaver today. “There are small-town love stories and big-city meet-cutes. They can be told through different POVs or unfold over the course of the ‘then and now.’ Love stories can take place in the past, future, or present, and center around queer relationships and BIPOC characters…. All of this to say, the romance genre is so vast that sometimes choosing which book you should (or shouldn’t) read next based on a specific romance trope can be your best option.” And she’s got some ideas for where to start! [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Shopping Amazon [People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry]( $10.45 [shop now ⮕]( Amazon [The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas]( $9.40 [shop now ⮕]( Amazon [The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary]( $19.90 [shop now ⮕]( Amazon [Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren]( $10.55 [shop now ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [Tips For Making Shots Hurt Less (Or Not At All)]( ⮕ [Some Parents Will Hate Patrick Dempsey's Hot Take On The Hardest Parenting Phase]( ⮕ [Does Anyone Feel Like An Actual Adult?]( Follow us on: [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.