Role Reboot

Why Kicking My Daughter Out Was The Best Decision For My Family

She still comes over and tries to stay for as long as possible. I still have to remind her to leave. It’s a work in progress, and maybe it always will be.  I never spent much time worrying about parenting adult children. In the early years, I was too busy navigating the complex demands of […]

Being A Liberal Parent Doesn’t Mean That You Need Your Child To Like You

Liberal parents are “parent-friends”: parents first, but still invested in a good relationship with our children. Last week, Kelly Ripa, co-host of the very popular “Live with Kelly and Michael Show,” repeated a popular piece of modern parenting lore saying that she doesn’t worry if her child doesn’t like her because she is her daughter’s mother, […]