"This is the true nightmare of the empty nest:..."
the rest is as follows..."Your children are gone
and they were the only ones in the house
who knew how to use the remote control."
Not exactly true, as my husband graduated with highest honors in the Remote Control class and is working on his masters degree. I think we possess at least 5 remotes for the working TV's (that includes VCR's, DVD players hooked up to said TV's) and a few more for unworking TV's and some CD players, and I know how to at least do the minimum.
The true nightmare of the empty nest is that you have no one to blame your messy house on any more.
