Kelly Ripa shares hilarious empty nest freedoms after son’s college graduation—household nudity tops the list!
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The Last Bird Flies
Kelly Ripa’s finally done it! Her youngest kid Joaquin just grabbed his college diploma from Michigan.
With all three kids now out of the house, Kelly’s discovered some unexpected perks of empty nesting.
During a recent Live with Kelly and Mark episode, she didn’t hold back sharing the real deal with worried mom-to-be Amanda Peet.
The Empty Nest Evolution
“The first one’s a shock,” Kelly admitted to Amanda, whose daughter Frances is college-bound. Each kid leaving gets easier, though.
By the third, you panic for maybe two days tops. After raising Michael, Lola, and Joaquin with hubby Mark since 1996, Kelly’s earned her empty nest wisdom the hard way.
The Naked Truth
What’s Kelly’s favorite part of no kids at home? “Your entire life becomes nudity in the household wherever you want,” she laughed while Mark sat grinning beside her. Amanda’s shocked “Wow, good to know!”
perfectly captured what every parent secretly thinks about post-kid freedom. “Total freak show all the time,” Kelly added with zero regrets.
Graduation Day Chaos
The Consuelos clan recently hit Ann Arbor for Joaquin’s big day. “Our newborn baby graduated university. That’s right, we’re done!”
Kelly celebrated. Mark confessed they weren’t the only confused parents scrambling for info.
The theater showcase kicked off days of celebrations, with daughter Lola flying in from London to watch her brother perform.
Family Photo Fatigue
Even milestone moments get routine after three kids. Kelly joked about their graduation photos: “We’re all just going through the motions at this point.”
Everyone’s thinking, “Take the picture so we have a photo of Michael in one of the graduation photos.”
After 27 years of parenting, they’ve earned their new chapter of household freedom—clothes optional!