Brooke Shields Can being an empty nester be seen as a positive experience?
Excerpt from her new book It’s Not Forgiven to Get Old, Brooke Shields Published by The Daily Mail The model shared On Sunday, January 12, that she had found a new perspective On herself and freedom after sending her an email Two daughters The couple of Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18, who reside with Chris Henchy, will be joining their spouse on a college journey.
After discussing her college experience at Princeton University in the 1980s, Shields shared how having her daughters away from home has helped her focus on herself for the first time in decades. “The decision to send them both to college has initiated a new chapter in my life.”. She wrote that the experience “accompanies the same fear and uncertainty as my daughters, but also brings with it a sense of excitement and liberation.”
“Inadequately, I am capable of doing anything and everything.”. I am No longer burdened with the task of picking them up or taking on a job that requires frequent travel. There’s no need for me to worry about accidentally saying something wrong, too quickly opening apps, making a flippant decision, or inadvertently breathing out loud. ”
Shields continued” My daughters watched me like a hawk, and there’s some comfort in being able to move around the house without the unforgiving eyes of teenagers in every room. To revel in a lazy Sunday or say,’ Yes, I think I will enjoy another cocktail, thank you. ‘ ”
Aside from the obvious freedom of time, Shields says there’s also a freedom of self-discovery during this period.” With all that time I once spent catering to my girls, I can now cater to myself “she added, revealing that she recently started a haircare brand and began taking dance classes for the first time in a long time.
This past fall, Shields ‘youngest daughter, Grier, started her first semester at Wake Forest University in North Carolina where her older sister, Rowan, is already a student. Back then, the actress was singing a different tune about being an empty nester in A heartbreaking video Posted to Instagram
“I sat here a year ago and I watched my big girl leave, and I’m back on this porch and I am now officially an empty nester and my little girl. ” she said while tearing up behind her tinted sunglasses.” It’s not easy for the moms. I mean, it’s just so weird. So weird that she’s not here. ”