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Thread #59526 Message #949410
Posted By: Schantieman
09-May-03 - 12:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: When do you become a grownup? (Study)
Subject: RE: BS: When do you become a grownup? (Study)
No, not having a child. Parents dying is nearer the mark. Mine haven't yet, but my dad won't be around too much longer and my father-in-law died last October. I thought then, "This is what being a grown up is all about"!
But of course, some lose their parents early on - every so often we have a kid at school in that situation. Some cope better than others.
S