Around the kids, they’re nothing if not supportive. But a growing number of baby boomer parents are freaking out inside.
They don’t want to let on to their adult children that they’re getting worried, but these parents are sharing their concerns at work, at the gym, at the grocery store, or anyplace they can commiserate: Their offspring — post-college degreed and in their mid- to late 20s — still haven’t a clue about what to do with their lives.
These young adults aren’t slackers; they often have jobs to pay the rent and are seemingly on their own. But one of parents’ biggest worries is whether their close relationships with their children may have stifled their self-sufficiency.
