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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is pretty normal for focused young adults. Once you have attained that goal - you understand that you need to have other things in life to make it more complete.  For those who have taken a long road (med school, law school, grad school) - this coincides with late 20's.  Late 20's is also a time of greater maturity and self understanding - many people tend to settle down and get married at this age (especially if they started work right out of college vs long road school types).

I distinctly remember having this exact conversation in my late 20's as a friend was finishing med school and I was in grad school - about having had the goal be school success and realizing we now had to shift. It wasn't anything sad - it was just maturity and self-awareness.[/quote]

I'm PP above - maybe the more concerning part is the parents are still stuck on identifying themselves and their conversations on reporting what their kids are achieving. I'd suggest that the parents need to be taking up new hobbies and interests to fulfill their own lives as they transition from parenting children to being adults with grown children with more time to spend on themselves vs others. [/quote]

Exactly this. I thought this was about the parents taking improv classes etc, which would make sense for empty nesters who have more time.

Agree with PPs that other people's careers (including your own kids) make for pretty boring conversation topics, even if they are doing just fine.[/quote]

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