Just the words 'empty nest syndrome' became a pain point for me, even before my kids were old enough to fly. This is how I dealt with it, as a solo mom.

Okay let’s take this one step at a time, said Rachna. First, we’ll make sure you are pregnant, then address the rest of the issues.

The monkey is not on your back. It is in your head and you are feeding him by giving attention. It would soon paralyze you.

As she sat on his bed, unruffled unlike other days, she saw something. It was an envelope. On top of it was written ‘For Mom and Dad’.

The first time I saw and held my daughter, she was not yet legally ours, but I had no doubt that she held my heart in her tiny hands.