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Jack Sheard is a 46-year-old empty nester in Grand Island, Nebraska.When the kids were young, he and his wife worked up to five jobs to support their family.Once the kids moved out, the couple enjoyed the freedom of an empty nester.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jack…
My 18-year-old daughter suddenly decided to move out and live with her father.I became an empty nester and struggled with the loneliness.I then took the opportunity to give up my home and travel full time.My youngest daughter was approaching her senior year in high school when she announced that she…
The Harris-Walz campaign launched a Fortnite map to engage young male voters.The map, Freedom Town, USA, focuses on affordable housing and Harris’ proposed policies.I spent a day in Freedom Town, USA, building housing, and it was pretty empty. Welcome to Freedom Town, USA, a Fortnite world created by the Harris-Walz…
Hurricane Milton threatens Florida’s Central Gulf Coast with Category 4 winds and storm surge.Residents are still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit the area in early October.Evacuations create financial strain, as residents like Makayla Pelletier flee to safety. For the first few hours of the roughly 80-mile drive from Tampa…
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – A growing number of gasoline retailers were flashing empty signs on Tuesday as panic-buying took hold of Florida, where residents are bracing for a monster hurricane to make landfall. Hurricane Milton was downgraded to a Category 4 storm on Tuesday as it grinded…
Last month, I participated in a ritual familiar to thousands of American parents: college move-in day. On one of the hottest afternoons in August, I tucked the edge of a comforter between my child’s bed and the dorm room wall, which was painted an unwelcoming yellow. Then, our little family…
FlyJets’ CEO, Jessica Fisher, told Business Insider that the startup doesn’t own or operate planes but works like an Airbnb for private aviation. Its core business is serving as a middleman between aircraft providers and customers to secure and schedule charters.Within that is a cheaper alternative Fisher calls “fly empty,”…
After packing up the car and filling the dorm room, my husband and I became new empty nesters.As we struggled to adjust to our new normal, I was suddenly reminded of the classic book “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” It has been a while since…
Last fall, my husband and I booked a two-week vacation to Greece and Italy. We aptly coined this our “empty-nester moon” as we had just sent our only 18-year-old daughter, Hailey, off to college. Many people take honeymoons, and some take babymoons, so we figured, why not take an empty-nester…
