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Category: supporting adult children

  • Money Matters: Staying on the job to help the kids out

    One friend is paying for her daughter's attempt to start a family through a surrogate pregnancy. The tab is high–$100,000 when all is said and done. Her husband is semi-retired and her daughter and son-in-law could never afford the tab. So she's continuing to work–"to pay the bill." At least, that what she says–that if…

  • Granny as Nanny: Offering your services, even from a distance.

    The magazine where I've spent the past 20 years of my career has been sold. The new owners have, as they say, brought on their own editorial team. In other words. my work-family of 20 years is no longer under one roof. So now I am free to spend more time on this blog (a…

  • Money Matters: When does the dependence of grown children end?

    A friend tells me his friend's woes: She's a divorced divorce attorney with a small but steady practice. Her daughter has gone to New York City to pursue her dreams. She wants to be an interior designer–get right in there and help people decorate their homes. And she has a talent for it. Only trouble…