Brooke Shields says dropping a kid off at college and becoming an empty nester is 'not easy for the moms'

• Brooke Shields recently dropped her youngest daughter, Grier, off at college.
• The mother of two posted a tearful video sharing that she is now an "empty nester."
• Saying "yes" to more social gatherings is one tip for parents dealing with an empty nest.

Now that her daughters have left for college, Brooke Shields is trying to cope with empty-nest syndrome.

The actor posted an Instagram video on Monday reflecting on her younger daughter starting college. "Both my baby birds have left the nest 🪺😫🪹," she wrote in the caption.