The dramatic expansion in the ?empty nest? stage of life

An old joke: A priest, a minister, and a rabbi are debating the question, ?When does life begin?? The priest says, ?At conception, of course!? The minister says, ?At birth!? The rabbi says, ?When the last kid goes to college and the dog dies!
One of the major ? but rarely appreciated ? changes in American life over the last few generations has been the great expansion of the period in life we have come to call ?empty nest.? For all the attention to the delay of marriage and the rise in divorce ? important developments in American family life to ... More >Horse House Lab