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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of four adult children here, all in their 30s, three of whom are married.  We have a great relationship with all four, despite each of them being very different kind of people.  We didn’t “develop” these relationships with them as adults, however.  We developed the relationships when they were younger.

If you put too much pressure on them as kids to excel in school and get into a fancy college for your own gratification, for example, they’re not going to forget that.  If you focused too much on your own career and weren’t around for them as much as you should have been, they’re not going to forget that either.  Most importantly, if you gave them the impression when they were younger that they disappointed you and didn’t measure up to your expectations, you’ve killed any possibility of having a healthy relationship with them as adults.

In short, you reap what you sew.  
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And it's "sow"

Idiot[/quote]

She rips what she sews.[/quote]

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