A little dVerse quadrille, using the required “Go” word. Funny how you can have a set idea and then one little word sets you in the wrong direction.ย Nothing a little sleep can’t cure, right?
Kitchen’s clean when I get home
Counter’s free of mess
No banged nose trying to open the door
shoes make good doorstops, I guess
You’re moving out you say?
You’ll miss us, when we go
no more complaining for you
Sad (perhaps) but true
Are the fledglings flying the nest?
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One will, as soon as he finds what he’s looking for house-wise
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They all do it one day ๐๐
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When one has to go one has to go. Things change. They are never the same, Nice quadrille take on go.
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Absolutely. I left at 21. They are soon to be 23 and 21…
Thank you, glad you liked.
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I was 22. Our daughter was 18 or 19 when she moved out.
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I was 21… One son will be 23 and the other is 21. If either was going to school, this would not even be discussed. Both work so….
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Dear Dale,
A wistful take on the prompt. Nicely done. You go girl. ๐
Shalom and lotsa clean hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Thank you, my friend. Oh I’ll go when they go… I’ll go yippee! And then I’ll probably go, it’s way too quiet here… ๐
Shalom and lotsa messless love,
Dale
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A poignant take on the prompt, Dale. Are the young ones really moving out?
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The eldest is preparing to…
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Oh. . .hope all goes smoothly. โค๏ธ
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I’m sure it will. Now… How to nudge the other one…๐๐
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Besides the eldest preparing to leave the nest, is also wonder … is this the kitchen in the old house or new?
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I can’t say I’m not looking forward to missing them both…๐
And that is neither. Couldn’t find a picture of my kitchen in any state but messy.
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Is that your kitchen? It’s fabulous!! Even as one of the fledglings are flying the coop.
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Oh no. I wish… My kitchen is awful and small and always a disaster because of it. My last kitchen was huge and fantastic and still always a mess…
And yes, one is preparing to fly…
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Emptying the nest is a complicated life event but generally inevitable. It makes for nice visits though and something to look forward to. ๐ฅฐ
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Sad but true… We all leave the nest some day.
That kitchen though is …too clean!! ๐๐คฃ
Beautiful quadrille, Dale! xoxoxoxo
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We all do. We must!
And that ain’t my kitchen. It’s NEVER that clean!!
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And oops. I pressed send to quickly.
Thank you! xoxoxo
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Finger independence!!! ๐
Mine isn’t like that either! ๐คฃ๐
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Hahaha!! ๐
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Well done.
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Thank you, Dan.
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Well done, Dale. I have to wonder about the inspiration here. ๐
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Thank you, John.
Hmmm.. might be related to my being pissed at the lack of help from my offspring after supper I made last night. Maybe. ๐
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Hmmm. I get that for sure. been in your shoes.
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At least you only had one… Mine point fingers at each other – sigh… They ARE adults…
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So true. Well good luck with that.
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So sweet of you… ๐
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I’ve no doubt there’ll be a lot of comings and goings and you’ll see half your kitchen stuff and every other kind of stuff in his house!
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Haha! No doubt. And I’m okay with that ๐
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The day has come..now you can look forward to receiving dinner invitations ๐
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It’s not here… Yet. But yea! ๐
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Sometimes a kitchen looks good tidy, sometimes not so good ๐
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Sometimes a way too tidy kitchen is indicative of never being used. I’ll never be accused of that one. ๐
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A poignant take on the prompt, Dale. You expressed what many of us have felt as our children grew up and left the nest.
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Thank you, Jan. Right now, they are breathing my air so I am looking forward to missing them ๐
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That’s a nice a kitchen. I thought about asking if it was yours but you already answered that question.
Kids leaving the nest, they can stay as long as they want. If they have a job and earning money, chip in a little bit with the household expenses, I can go with that. If not, but are helping out around the house, that’s enough too. Either way, the only rule is call home if they’re running late or they’ve changed their plans. When I left home at 21, I was off to boot camp, wasn’t sure if I was ready, but I couldn’t go to my DI and say I made a mistake, can I go home. You’re kinda locked in. It worked out fine. ๐
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I would love for it to be mine ๐
Not me. I am at a point where I would like a bit more privacy. Maybe if my husband were still alive, the dynamic would be different. Now? They are always here! Of course Covid doesn’t help but still. If both are working, they help pay rent. It doesn’t help them whatsoever not to learn responsibilities. If they go to school, even if they work, they need not contribute financially. No matter the case, everyone participates in the upkeep of the house.
I just don’t want to have 30year old kids still living with me ๐
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It might feel weird at first but you’ll soon discover what had been a cosy nest becomes a safe haven for you to be you. ๐
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I’m looking forward to it…
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Some women don’t. Some women pine for their nestlings, some hold them back, hobbling them. I don’t like to see that.
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That is a huge disservice they do to their children. Then, when they finally do break free, they have no friggen clue on what’s what.
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Yea… there’s an example in my own family (and I don’t mean my fledglings, they happily flew with my blessings
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Sad. And good for yours!
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After I fought and manoeuvred to get away from the nest, I could hardly be restrictive with my nestlings, could I. I understood the drive to leave
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This is true. And those who don’t and feel the need to hang one, one must ask why…
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I worked with a woman who claimed her life was empty without her children. And I wondered how her husband felt about that.
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Oh dear. That is not good. Then again, he might have felt the same… Doubly sad.
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Yea. Takes all sorts
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Indeed
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Beautiful kitchen! Leaving is always hard!…
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I wish it was mine!
And I’m sure it is…
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The inevitability of life. I am sure the missing is reciprocal.
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One likes to think so!! ๐
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Bitter Sweet! โก๏ธ๐ฅ
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Yeah… ๐๐งโโ๏ธ๐
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