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empty-nest syndrome

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empty-nest syndrome
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(Sociology) Informal a condition, often involving depression, loneliness, etc., experienced by parents living in a home from which the children have grown up and left


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Now that Jimmy Clausen has graduated early from Oaks Christian and moved on to Notre Dame, making him the third Clausen quarterback to go Division I, you can't blame their mother, Cathy, for experiencing a bit of the empty-nest syndrome.
Examine ways to more effectively meet the needs of people who have experienced life changes such as empty-nest syndrome or the death of a spouse.
No empty-nest syndrome for us; we are not going to fall apart when our children leave home.
 
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