Enjoying life after the kids leave the nest

(ARA) - It's a scene right out of summer blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." The only son is excited to head off to college while Mom and Dad alternate between the thrill of getting away to Paris to celebrate their childless independence and crying over their son's baby booties. While not many parents are faced with a child destined to save mankind from the attack of an alien species, many can certainly identify with the life changing event that can lead to "empty nest syndrome."