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My Empty Nest

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Personal Perspectives
Just a Number

Madora Kibbe on August 17, 2019

They say that age is just a number, so why does it matter so much? Maybe we would all age less if we could think of ourselves as ageless.

They say that age is just a number, so why does it matter so much? Maybe we would all age less if we could think of ourselves as ageless.

Relationships
The Real Reason We All Love Casablanca So Much

Madora Kibbe on July 20, 2014

The movie Casablanca is about a lot of things, but maybe the real romance is the one that happens before the movie begins and after it ends. The story of Ilse and Victor Lazlo.

The movie Casablanca is about a lot of things, but maybe the real romance is the one that happens before the movie begins and after it ends. The story of Ilse and Victor Lazlo.

Humor
My Fine Feathered Friend

Madora Kibbe on July 8, 2013

I'm not a Twitter aficionado, but I get it. It's here to stay at least for now. So what's the point of it? Well, as one very annoy song from the 60s put it -- Bird is the word.

I'm not a Twitter aficionado, but I get it. It's here to stay at least for now. So what's the point of it? Well, as one very annoy song from the 60s put it -- Bird is the word.

Depression
Carl Jung and Robert Heinlein Starring as Dr. Spock!

Madora Kibbe on August 22, 2012

It’s that time of the year again – some might say it’s the most wonderful time of the year – when the kids are going off to college for the first time, or returning to school. Some houses will be quieter than they’ve been in many years. Still it’s better to be glad than sad, so here are a few wise and funny thoughts about child rearing and those people we call parents.

It’s that time of the year again – some might say it’s the most wonderful time of the year – when the kids are going off to college for the first time, or returning to school. Some houses will be quieter than they’ve been in many years. Still it’s better to be glad than sad, so here are a few wise and funny thoughts about child rearing and those people we call parents.

Relationships
A Canterbury Tale

Madora Kibbe on March 27, 2012

"When April with his showers sweet with fruit
The drought of March has pierced unto the root" it's time to take a train ride to Chaucer town.

"When April with his showers sweet with fruit
The drought of March has pierced unto the root" it's time to take a train ride to Chaucer town.

Personal Perspectives
What are we waiting for?

Madora Kibbe on June 9, 2010

Recently I got to thinking about what I've learned during this first year of having no kids at home (on a regular basis that is) and how if they are no longer the center of my life, then who is? Now wait......

Recently I got to thinking about what I've learned during this first year of having no kids at home (on a regular basis that is) and how if they are no longer the center of my life, then who is? Now wait......

Personal Perspectives
I'm trying not to read too much into this

Madora Kibbe on March 10, 2010

This posting is meant to be humorous, but all kidding aside, doesn't it sometimes seem like the most innocuous things conspire to keep us from doing our work or dare I say it fulfilling our destiny? Don't ask me, ask my oven.

This posting is meant to be humorous, but all kidding aside, doesn't it sometimes seem like the most innocuous things conspire to keep us from doing our work or dare I say it fulfilling our destiny? Don't ask me, ask my oven.

Depression
The Walker and the Waiter

Madora Kibbe on February 25, 2010

Have you ever noticed the disconnect between how we see ourselves and how others see us?  Have you ever wondered why that is?  Maybe it's because we are each the hero of our own story, but only a minor character in the plot line some one else's life.   Recently I got a glimpse of how I look to a 12 year old boy.  And wow let me tell you that was weird.  But also instructional.  I got to take a look at myself in the mirror of Luke.

Have you ever noticed the disconnect between how we see ourselves and how others see us?  Have you ever wondered why that is?  Maybe it's because we are each the hero of our own story, but only a minor character in the plot line some one else's life.   Recently I got a glimpse of how I look to a 12 year old boy.  And wow let me tell you that was weird.  But also instructional.  I got to take a look at myself in the mirror of Luke.

Personal Perspectives
The Empty Nest Workout Part One

Madora Kibbe on December 13, 2009

No, this is NOT an essay about Tiger Woods, though, true, he may soon find himself with his own version of an empty nest. But who knows? The advice given here might actually help him, and anyone else who find themselves feeling a bit out of control.

No, this is NOT an essay about Tiger Woods, though, true, he may soon find himself with his own version of an empty nest. But who knows? The advice given here might actually help him, and anyone else who find themselves feeling a bit out of control.

Anger
Afresh

Madora Kibbe on December 3, 2009

It's one thing to redo your empty nest; it's another to move out while the nest is still full.

It's one thing to redo your empty nest; it's another to move out while the nest is still full.

Depression
Making Reparations

Madora Kibbe on November 23, 2009

Some things are meant to be kept, some are meant to be tossed. But occasionally reparations can be made.

Some things are meant to be kept, some are meant to be tossed. But occasionally reparations can be made.

Personal Perspectives
Baby Goes to College

Madora Kibbe on November 18, 2009

Going to college is easy, staying behind is hard, not just for parents.  And sometimes going to college isn't so easy.  But in the words of Bob Marley, "in this great future, you can't forget your past.  So dry your tears I say."

Going to college is easy, staying behind is hard, not just for parents.  And sometimes going to college isn't so easy.  But in the words of Bob Marley, "in this great future, you can't forget your past.  So dry your tears I say."