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Our kids never stop learning life skills. Neither do we.
For those of us who worry we didn’t teach enough while our kids were younger
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Building a bridge from "me" to "us"
Let them see us try
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The Rosebush and the Dog Sh*t
A parable for trying times + a chicken salad recipe
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It takes a lifetime and goes by in a flash
College graduation has got me thinking about the 2014 movie "Boyhood"
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Asha Dornfest
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Are the years we spend parenting adults “the loneliest years?”
My conversation with author Meagan Francis + a followup
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Asha Dornfest
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Meagan Francis
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💬 Open thread: Check-in for parents waiting on college decisions
How are you???
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Asha Dornfest
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My adult kid, my mom, and me
Where do I fit into multigenerational care?
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Asha Dornfest
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Nothing is ever just one thing
Trying to process the campus protests from afar
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Asha Dornfest
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Money talks
Passing along financial skills we may never have been taught ourselves
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On mentorship
Young adults need mentorship. So do we.
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Let's talk about you
Highlights from the Parent of Adults Subscriber Survey
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If I knew then what I know now
Thoughts on past parenting choices.
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Asha Dornfest
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