The Empty Nest Enigma: A Cautionary Tale for Boomer Parents The recent trend of empty nesters uprooting their lives to follow adult children to college or beyond has sparked a heated debate about the role of parents in their children's lives.
Care and Feeding's advice column offers a candid look at this phenomenon, but it also raises important questions about what constitutes responsible parenting in the modern era.
At its core, the issue is not about whether one should move near an adult child, but rather about the motivations behind such decisions.