So glad this message board is here. My daughter left for college and I've been sitting around waiting for her to come home for the holidays. What can I do? I miss her!

The hardest part for me, as a father, in having an empty nest is that I feel unable to protect and guide my son like I once did. My contact and involvement with my son isn’t what it was when he was living at home and I miss that. But, even though our contact is now irregular, we still have the same bond. I’m thankful for that.

Fill in that gap with a new wellness goal or hobby. When my daughters left for college, I started training for marathons and triathlons again, something I had done before and missed

Agreed! In fact, after I got into adventure races, my son did too - now we're on the same team!