I cried every day for a year when my kids moved out, now I’m an empty nester traveling in a tiny camper
A MOTHER has revealed that life isn’t always better when the kids move out on their own.
After crying every day for a year over her children leaving home, she began traveling in a camper with her husband.
Trishy (@thatssotrishy) filmed herself detailing the life change in a heartfelt video on TikTok.
“I cried every day for the first year as an empty nester, then I realized I still had my kids.
“I just didn’t have to clean up after them anymore and get to do all the things I dreamed of,” she said.
She also shared some words of wisdom for other parents experiencing similar feelings.
“Think empty nest is going to be terrible? It is at first,” she added. “Then you realize you’re finally grown up without little bosses and can conquer the world.”
In a video series on her TikTok account, she shared how she hit the road in style with her husband in a camper.
Naming the camper “Polly,” she said she’s bound for West Virginia and New Jersey.
“Tiny camper empty nest adventures,” she said. “The remodel is done and we’re off to see our friends in New Jersey and camp en route in the West Virginia mountains.”
On Polly’s maiden voyage, she visited a West Virginia coal mine with her husband Randy.
“I wanted to visit the Beckley Coal Mine tour,” she said.
She showed a clip with herself and her husband chugging along the tracks of the coal mine.
The videos drew in many viewers who shared their thoughts on Trishy’s empty nester journey.
“I literally just got home from dropping my daughter off at college and I can’t breathe,” one wrote.
“I have four months of crying left before I realize I’m free, too,” another added.
“Love this. And it’s so true. So not what I thought at first. There is always a nest. It’s just neater with less cooking,” a third commented.
“Dropped mine off two weeks ago, now I can take a mom cruise,” yet another wrote. “It’s hard, but time to find yourself again.”