Empty Nest

Dear Kiss & Zutell—

My son finished freshman year in college with an "impressive" 2.1 grade point average. My husband and I are working our butts off to put him through college and he's obviously not working at all. I know he's out partying all night, sleeping all day and skipping class. I want him to finish college, but I don't want to waste my money so he can spend four years on what seems to be a very expensive vacation. He was such a good student in high school. I'm a …

Fed Up Mom

Dear Kiss & Zutell—

After fifteen years of staying home, raising kids and working part-time in the family business, I had to get a real job in an office. My husband's business took a hit in this economy so I didn't have a choice. To put it mildly, I hate it. The last time I was in an office, I was young and everything seemed so easy. Now I feel like the old person who has nothing in common with her colleagues—they're young, single and optimistic.

Old, Married and Tired

Dear OMT—

In last week's post Is it Cancer? Waiting for the Results I described a friend's reaction to that awful but interesting medical purgatory; the time we've all spent waiting for test results. I wrote that there was an excellent chance she'd get good news today and move on with her life.  

She was kind and brave enough to talk about her feelings while floating in the limbo of Waiting.