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Your mom makes your meals.

I cook most of the meals (dinner) in my home. My son is at college most of the year and my daughter lives 650 miles away. When they are home, I cook for everybody. The kids are on their own for breakfast/lunch unless I do pancakes on the weekend.

Your mom does your laundry

If my kids are home, my wife and I do everyone's laundry. Saves water/natural gas.

Your mom is your best friend

My wife is my daughter's best friend and I am my son's. We were parents only when they were growing up but now that they're grown, we like each other as people.

You still live at home

Thankfully that's not the case for us but the economy/job market is rough. Some kids need to live at home longer than we did. I know of some who abuse the situation. I also know some who contribute any way they can and living at home is not their planned endgame.

You talk to your mom every day

We talk to both kids nearly every day because we love them. We don't make all their decisions and we don't bail them out of every uncomfortable situation. We do offer advice and moral support.

It's really easy to see the bad stuff our young people. There are still plenty of great kids out there. It's hard for me to call any young person a "loser". Many of them haven't had a chance to win yet.

MCS