Lewis Howes argues that parenting should shift when kids become adults, moving from caregiving to distant support unless they have disabilities. He says clinging to fantasies of perpetual parental support for decades prevents happiness and rarely changes.
When does parenting end? Is it supposed to end though? I hope. Aren't you going to be an adult? Adults don't need a parent. I'm not saying break up your whole family because you turned 18. I'm talking about parenting. Parenting is parent to child, not parent to adult. Of course there are exceptions, people with disabilities, I understand there's all kinds of variations, but generally I go, what do you need your parent to do? I need them to treat me. And I'm going, why do you need them to treat you better? Why? Well, I'll never be happy if I there you are. You've just hooked together. You'll never be happy unless this fantasy comes true. And I can already tell you it's not going to come true because it's been going on for 35 years. Of course miracles can happen, but I'm not in the miracle business. So.
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