Really, You've Done Enough: A Parents Guide to Stop Parenting Their Adult Child Who Still Needs Their Money But Not Their Advice

by Sarah Walker

Congratulations! You, as a parent, have managed to produce and raise a child who has made it into young adulthood. Now please, back off. Farther, farther ... Your child needs the freedom to really find themselves and their place in the world and learn that their parents are just people ... flawed people who made terrible mistakes ... Wait, no, that's too far. ?A little closer ... there. Does your wallet feel a bit lighter? Good. ?That's the first lesson. Your child needs freedom and space, but most of all, they need your money, and you should give it to them because above all you are a good parent. ?And you'll need someone to visit you in the nursing home. In addition to explaining why you should joyfully give your child all of your hard-earned cash, this book will also explain the nuances of communicating with your child. For example, do not e-mail your child that your family dog has died. Oh, and never have sex, nor utter the word. Ever.

Genres: Humor

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2007

About the author

There is more than one author with this name.

Reviews

[Debs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Galley connected to Oh the Humanity! Here’s what Amazon says: Twenty somethings, or as Time magazine calls them, "Twixters," often find themselves, post-college, reevaluating their relationship with their parents. Packaged as an instructional guide to parents, this book for 20-somethings is a humorous take on adult children's relationships with their invasive parents. In the tradition of popular television shows like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, this book blends a nice mix of humor and irony with substantial truth and an incisive undertone that will resonate with young adults. Eh, it was okay.

[cassarooni · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a self-help book, as the subtitle suggests. That's just part of the wit that this author brings to the pages of a great read. If you've launched a kid into the world recently, read it for some perspective and to deepen those laugh lines you've earned over the years.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

A humorous take on relationships between parents and their "grown up" children. How do you shut off the cash drain? Should parents allow their adult children to fall on their faces when necessary? Was an entertaining read but not a "self help" book.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

fucking funny.