Mmastodon LifeParenting first seen 23 h ago, last 15 min ago, peak #1
Parents torn over young adult's engagement at 20
Original: A friend of mine has a 20 year old son who just got engaged to his 18 year old girlfriend (fiancée I guess). Friend thin
A parent is weighing whether to speak up after her 20-year-old son got engaged to his 18-year-old girlfriend. She believes the couple is too young to marry, but fears that saying so outright would only push them to dig in and refuse her advice. The dilemma has struck a chord with others navigating how much say parents really have in their adult children's choices.
Why now: It taps into the relatable tension between wanting to protect young adults from big decisions and knowing interference usually backfires.
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- A friend of mine has a 20 year old son who just got engaged to his 18 year old girlfriend (fiancée I guess). Friend thinks (probably rightly) that they are much too young to get married, but she also knows that the moment she says so out loud the You Can't Tell Me What To Do… · juliette@mastodon.green · 17
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