Are you the type of parent that can't wait to get the children out of the house?

I’ll admit, I felt this way when I first had my sons. I was 21 and 23 when they were born, and I thought to myself how wonderful it would be having them out of the house by the time I turned 40. I am now 39, my oldest just graduated high school, and I am thankful that we have a 6 year old and I don’t need to worry about being an empty nester yet.

We have friends with children that have left home or will be leaving soon, and they joke with us how we could be in their shoes if we hadn’t had another child. I enjoy having my children around!

Do you, or did you dream of the day when your children would move out?