stepmom magazine may 2020

Parenting Never Ends

How to Deal With Adult-ish Children

By Krista Giovara

It was noon on a Thursday. My college-enrolled daughter had been home for over a week for her Summer Break and we’d barely seen her since she arrived. After knocking on her door several times, with no answer, I opened the door and looked inside. The room was dark and she was asleep. The bedside table was littered with empty water bottles, snack wrappers and discarded clothing. It looked like a disaster zone.

 
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