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Overreacting To The
Return Home.
You thought your adult children were gone, but
suddenly they are back in your house. Now you know what people mean by the
term "boomerang kids." It isn't the fact of two generations living in the
same house that causes the problem, but the unexpectedness of the return
home. "We weren't prepared for this," one mother said.
Many couples have discovered that the main problem
was their reactions to each other. The adult child was fine, but the two
of them found themselves fighting each other. If there were conflicts over
child rearing in the earlier years, you can bet there will be conflicts
now over how to relate to the adult child who has returned home.
If you find yourself fighting, let me suggest that
you are much too old now to be involved in civil war. Please seek a
negotiator and let him or her help you draw up some reasonable guidelines
that will make life easier for everyone. This may be a counselor, pastor,
or trusted friend anyone who can help you be objective.
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