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Having a child hoping it will guarantee that you will have someone to care for you in your old age is not old age insurance.

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"When we try to approach him about his plans for the future, helping out at home or paying anything, it becomes a screaming ...

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I’m in my early 30s and have decided to lead a child-free life. I think having a kid in the current state of affairs (rising ...

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DEAR ABBY: Our 20-year-old son works full time and lives with us. He doesn’t do any household chores or pay us anything, not ...

When we try to approach him about his plans for the future, helping out at home or paying ANYthing, it becomes a screaming ...

Oh, I am SO glad you asked me that! Having a child hoping it will guarantee that you will have someone to care for you in ...

A reader asks Dear Abby on how she and her husband should ask their son about his future -- and potentially moving out of ...

A mother is exasperated by her 20-year-old son, who contributes nothing while living at home with his girlfriend and dog.