10 October 2013

Leaving Home


This is dedicated to all of you reading this who may have grown up children still at home and so haven’t yet had the opportunity to experience the joys of empty nest syndrome.  It’s a beautifully paced piece by Joost Lieuwma which really does capture the frustration felt by many parents when their offspring are reluctant to make their own way in the world.

It must be said as an addendum, however – sometimes we have to be careful what we wish for…