25. For nearly a year now Candace and Val have been empty nesters, having celebrated Maksim’s graduation from NorthStar Christian Academy and then seeing him off to college in August—though Mom and Dad only got as far as the airport.
I had to drop him at LAX. And I’m getting no sympathy from someone,” Candace lamented on her Instagram Story in a video made before she and Val were even home. She was not moved by her pointed comment. Her husband replied that it was America’s fault for raising soft children.
Candace stated that Maks had not called her when his flight landed. He landed safely and I called him. We FaceTimed. He’s now sleeping on a couch with someone, while someone picks him up at the airport.
They get so big!
“It’s sad and heartbreaking at times,” the mom of three reflected in 2020 on Sisterhood Open Door Podcast about her two children being away from the home. We don’t discuss the letting go as often. [as new baby excitement]…but it’s It is hard.”
Elle added that she had put everything into them and now it’s time to let them fly.