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When I got amicably divorced five years ago, I moved to a three-bedroom apartment across the street from my old neighborhood to make the 50/50 custody arrangement easier on our two school-aged kids. I loved mostly everything about my new abode, from the layout to the location.However, as time passed,…

I expected the empty nest to be a lonely and sad place. Instead, I learned that motherhood doesn’t end; it evolves.When my youngest of four left for college, I cried for days. Someone said to me that they thought I would get used to it. That having four kids makes…