Not everyone has a nest to ‘scurry back’ to | Letters

Grandparents can help with empty nest syndrome, writes Jonathan Hauxwell, while Jane Lawson, Mike Stein and Carol Taylor point out that not everyone lives this way

Gaby Hinsliff talks wittily and poignantly about the empty nest and the re-filled nest, and the guilt, happiness and angst that accompany the process (Don’t fall for the hype about the empty nest syndrome, 9 March).

Whatever state of emptiness or refilling you find yourself in, if you are fed up with your syndrome, you should seek delayed gratification. In most cases you will get the chance to educate grandchildren in the finer points of life – hearing them read on their own, take a few first steps, cycle by your side. Their parents will benefit from you teaching their child how to inspect every item of litter closely, look over random garden walls, peer into skips, stick their magnet to people’s cars in the name of science – and then, if you still need to, you can chuck your towels on their parents’ bathroom floor.
Jonathan Hauxwell
Crosshills, North Yorkshire

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