Actually, I experience many moments of pleasant recollection of my little family back when I was a young father. I've often told young families that they are living the "good old days" right now. And they are. I promise you. No matter how broke you are or how many kids are sick or broken, the fact that you are all still together means that this day qualifies as one of the good old days.
Some folks our age seem to like the whole empty nest thing. I think they're crazy. The happiest times of my life were all between 1974 and when the last one went on a mission.
