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A return to the 'full nest' after generations of empty nesters (Carlson 6/27/10) |
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Dianne Carlson
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Saturday, 26 June 2010 |
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“Good night, Grandpa.”
“Good night, John-Boy.”
‘Good night, Mama”
And on and on. Remember the ending of each episode of The Waltons TV show back in the ‘70’s? Each member of the family bid each other good night in the program that depicted a rural, depression era home where Grandma and Grandpa lived with mom, dad and the grandkids, all happily living together in a big farmhouse. Jobs were scarce and there was very little economic security, but they got by somehow on hard work and pulling together. The narrated show’s ending was about as sappy as it gets, and I loved it.
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