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The Dirty Little Secret

Like so many of us, David & Veronica James are experiencing the collision of baby boomer with empty nester. How to cope? Veronica calls it her “Dirty Little Secret” … but she tells us!

David and I have one chick left in the nest. He graduates from high school in June. And I am marking the days. I keep a gigantic calendar and mark a red X each day. For my son’s sake (and to avoid horrified looks from house guests), I keep the calendar between the mattresses of my bed.

I’m fully aware how bad this looks, so I will explain myself. I LOVE MY KIDS! Good, now I’ve got that out! But,when June rolls around, I will have spent almost twenty five years of my life raising them. I deserve this dirty little secret.

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