April 2009

Alright, Bloggy. Here's the situation. I grew up in a podunk little town and I got out as soon as I could. I've been in a new city for about a year and everything's been going great. Recently my dad's been looking for a new job and it looks like there's an opening in my city. I love my folks and everything, but I feel like if they move here then they'll just start crowding my life. So, should I tell them this or would that just be a really dickish thing to do? -Ben

Ah, parents. I feel for you, Ben. I really do. One of the most difficult social situations in life is when parents and children have to learn how to interact with one another when the children aren't really children anymore. Boundaries need to be renegotiated, terms have to be re-defined and everyone has to learn to approach everyone else with mutual respect but not without at least paying lip service to due reverence. Many conflicts between parents and their grown children result from perceived insubordination or in your case, Ben, intrusion.

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