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Marina Fogle’s ’empty nest’ fears were already jaw-dropping enough and then comes the least relatable payoff you’ll ever read

John Plunkett. Updated September 24th, 2024

To the world now of Marina Fogle, the writer and campaigner who is married to globe-trotting Ben Fogle who’s been writing in the Times about the ’empty nest’ fears as she won’t have any children at home for the first time in 15 years.

Anyone who’s had something similar will surely relate to the weirdness of the first time they are home all alone.

But it’s fair to say Marina’s experience isn’t entirely like the ’empty nest’ experienced by most of us.

Highlighted by @ChiefBrody19 over on Twitter it’s already jaw-dropping enough, and then comes the least relatable payoff you’ll surely ever read (read to the end!)

And here it is again, just in case that’s tricky to read in full.

The absolute ooof of that.

And it wasn’t just us that had to rub our eyes and read it again. And again.

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