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Scenario

How Much Right Do You Have to Know About Your Adult Child's Decisions

My 19-year-old son dropped out of college and won't tell me what his plans are and I'm torn between respecting his privacy and feeling like I deserve to know since I'm paying for his life.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Financial support creates expectations for transparency that conflict with an adult child's need for autonomy.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Intergenerational conversation — talking to descendants?”

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