Parenting

Question: At what age do you stop parenting your child? Answer: Never. No matter how old we are we are still parents. We still feel the need to have input in our children's lives even if it is about minutia. Yesterday my husband told my son to put on a jacket. My son's response was that he was an adult and knows whether or not he is cold. If he needed a jacket he would put one on. When I speak to my parents and I tell them I am driving somewhere, they always tell me to be careful. My response is that I am always careful. Why would they think I would be reckless? I am lucky to say that I am the parent and I am the child. I understand both points of view and both are valid.