The empty nest stage is hard for many of us, and we all find different ways to handle it. Some go through a bit of depression; others recommit themselves to their career or find a new passion; others spend more time with friends, or do more traveling with their partner. A 51-year-old who goes from Eastern North Carolina has taken a different route: She has had two more babies and is documenting the late-in-life additions to her family on her popular TikTok channel.
"Ya'll can have your empty nests. I'm a 51-year-old mommy with babies to snuggle. I'll take it," exclaimed "Em,"as she as she calls herself (though in at least one video she identified herself as "Dawn"). On the soundtrack playing over a photo of a blonde snuggling a sleeping baby, a singer croons, "This is what dreams are made of." The video has been seen 13,000 times.
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