This is a YouTube video titled "When Should Parenting End" containing a monologue or talk recorded on May 24, 2025, discussing the concept of when parenting should end and the dynamics between parents and adult children. The content features a single speaker reflecting on the nature of parenting and adult independence.
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When does parenting end? Is it supposed to end though? I hope not. Aren't you gonna 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? Well, 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. Yeah.