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When parents disagree about adult children living at home

My adult son moved back home during the pandemic and never left, and my husband and I are handling it completely differently — I want to help him get back on his feet, my husband wants firm boundaries and timelines. Our son can feel the tension between us and it's making everything worse.

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Conflicting parenting philosophies that worked when children were young become relationship fractures when the stakes of adult independence are involved.

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