Marriage partners may look at each other as birds of another feather after so many years tending the nest and the children. They may have lost the old dreams in the busyness or the business of life. Hidden resentments and hurts will come up if they have not been dealt with before simply because now there is space for it to come up. One of Murphy s Unknown Marital Laws. Parents must look at children as equals.
Children are now adults with families of their own.
The old roles as caretaker are modified into supporters and consultants on family life for the next generation. This is the time to read the patterns on the horizon. To study the weather of change and pass the information on to the next generation so they can cope with the winds of change in their family. So when your child tells you they don t need your help or they are embarrassed to be seen with you in front of their friends, smile, and let the winds of change blow through your hair. If the storms of change plummet you with hail and lightening, seek cover in your family sanctuary, snuggle into the nest, and know that it is just life reminding you that change is needed.