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Lindsey C. Gibson, a psychologist, coined the term “emotionally immature parents.”She said there are 4 types, from reactive and critical to passive and emotionally absent.Most parents fall into one type, and all types can negatively impact kids in the long term.Relationships with parents or caregivers can be strained for many…
Parent-child relationships come with ups and downs. But if you were generally tense, anxious, or fearful around your parent or caretaker, there’s a chance you were raised by an eggshell parent.Dr. Kim Sage, a clinical psychologist in California, coined the term after the feeling of walking on eggshells. Not everyone…
My plans after university were simple: move to South Korea and never look back. Unfortunately, a pandemic scuppered those plans, and I ended up moving back in with my parents midway through my final year of university. Four years later, I’m still here and wouldn’t have it any other way.There…
My husband, Andrew, retired early after we sold our business. We live in Melbourne, Australia, but now we spend a lot of time traveling.Our four kids, on the other hand, are all working hard — the youngest is still at university, but she juggles part-time work. Aged 20 to 28,…
My daughter is 20 years old, and before my wife and I get a chance to speak with her each morning, she’s gone, out the door, on her way to the rest of her life. We wave goodbye as the door shutting still rings in our ears.This is not an…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Gonzalez, 56, a financial advisor for money-advice platform Thrivent in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.We’ve got three adult children, and two of them have boomeranged after college.One is 26 and one…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 31-year-old Alma Rex-Ezonfade based in Toronto, Canada. The following has been edited for length and clarity.On my 29th birthday, I opened a savings account and put $500 in it. I had told myself that for my 30th birthday, I would gift…
Kathie Zucker, 57, lived in New Jersey her whole life, but is now moving to South Carolina.After visiting her daughter — who attends college in Charleston, South Carolina, she found that she liked the area.She especially enjoys the warmer weather, activities, and cheaper cost of living around Charleston. This as-told-to…
