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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]that they need to be REALLY careful in their interactions with their late teens & early 20s kids? Seriously. [/quote]

And don't  forget older  ACs. Do you mean as soon as there is something that the AC perceives is wrong,  or takes the wrong way while not intended that way, or hears a comment/opinion they don't like, (such as:  "Apparently RSV seems pretty virulent  now, we weren't able to see Larla's baby last week and won't see her till March maybe" and AC perceives that as criticizing their own parenting socializing pattern) or their spouse  does the same ("I don't like the way your Mom ate everything at the buffet except MY goat cheese dates. I got her message loud and clear."), while their friends are not up for review for anything it apoears- so you mean that parents should WATCH THEIR STEP? That?  Yeah. For those in their younger 20s, it's probably about expectations of financial help they expected  and didn't get.
Well, probably they've learned the hard way this is a landmine game of surreal proportions with rules that keep changing without notice. Losing this game means losing one's whole family, access to grandkids, issues with sinlings in the family, love, everything. But some have also decided to set boundaries in reverse  because their own mental health might be worth it. Speaking for several friends, it is devastating. [/quote]

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