A whole new reason to cry to old love songs

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<p>I was driving, listening to an “oldies” radio station, when Fleetwood Mac’s song, “Landslide” came on. I hadn’t really listened to it much since I was 14 or so, but I never realized it was about the empty nest syndrome! </p>

<p>Here’s a verse:</p>

<p>Well, I’ve been afraid of changing
'cause I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
And I’m getting older too</p>

<p>It turns out that Stevie Nicks wrote it for her father who wanted her to go to college. Somehow, that went right past me way back when! I’m embarrassed to say how often I’ve been tearing up to these old songs since I dropped my daughter off at college. They’ve taken on an entirely new meaning lately. Anybody else crying to these songs? And don’t get me started on TV commercials! Oy.</p>

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<p>Wow, bela! I had never thought of that song that way but it is absolutely a perfect expression of how I felt when my youngest left for college. She is a senior now and we just returned from a delightful visit in honor of the beginning of her last year in college…</p>

<p>Thanks for posting this.</p>