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When family expectations complicate retirement boundaries

My adult kids keep asking for my time now that I'm retired like I owe them something and I don't know how to say I want some of it for myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others may claim ownership of your newfound time before you've learned to value it yourself.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Retirement and the gift of unstructured time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.