The empty nest

A formerly overloaded dad with daughters away at college rediscovers simple joys shared with his wife

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 19, 2012

~~<p>The first thing I do each day when I wake up is to reach for my cellphone and text "Good morning" to my two daughters, who are both away at college. Sometimes they text me back.</p>
<p>In this first fall living in an empty nest, the text has become my ritual, my connection and, yes, my acknowledgment that life is different. The Little Darlings are grown now.</p>
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The first thing I do each day when I wake up is to reach for my cellphone and text "Good morning" to my two daughters, who are both away at college. Sometimes they text me back.

In this first fall living in an empty nest, the text has become my ritual, my connection and, yes, my acknowledgment that life is different. The Little Darlings are grown now. Login for more...