All Cracked Up
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
February 21, 2016 7:44pm CST
Grown children often seek the advice of their parents about matters that come up in the course of their lives. My sons, 24 and 20 years old, do this now and then when they are not sure how to proceed with something arising with which they have no experience.
Tonight is an interesting example of that. My youngest son just texted me to tell me he had somehow managed to crack his driver's license in one corner and wondered if he could still use it.
I told him I thought it would be okay if it was just cracked and not broken off. I suggested he might try to repair the crack with a drop of crazy glue when he told me the bit seemed about to fall off.
I would rather he not have to pay the cost of getting a duplicate license if he can avoid it. As long as there is no info or coding on the bit that is coming off, I think he will be okay with it like it is.
If you have grown children, have they ever asked you questions that make you shake your head? If you are a young adult, have you ever asked your parents a question that made them roll their eyes?
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
22 Feb 16
Our boys are 24 and 20, so are still learning the ways of the world outside mom and dad's house. Our 24 year old is learning fast as an AF officer and his calls for advice come less and less frequently. The 20 year old is still in college and still seeks dad's advice often. I don't know if he takes it often, but he does ask for it.
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@JudyEv (382337)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Feb 16
@DWDavis That's a compliment at the very least - that he asks! I just commented somewhere else about the 17 year old who thought his father didn't know anything but some years later was surprised by how much the father had learnt in the interim!
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
22 Feb 16
My children often ask for advice and sometimes I offer it without them asking 
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
22 Feb 16
Our children are in their 30's and 40's and been on their own a long time. They still come to us for financial advice and we are proud of them for actively saving money every year and looking forward to their older years and retirement.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
22 Feb 16
Our children still ask advice from time to time.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
22 Feb 16
@DWDavis It is nice that kids ask for our advice.(Though most of the times they do not follow it).
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
24 Feb 16
Some kids are afraid or too proud to ask, so consider yourself lucky that they look to you as an expert or at least a resource.
@simpleliving3251120 (497)
• Manahawkin, New Jersey
22 Feb 16
I'm 37, have two children of my own, and still find myself asking my parents there ridiculous questions? Parents have more life experience, it's the most important thing you can do for your kids.
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
22 Feb 16
As a non-young adult, I still run to Mumsy when I need help or advice! I can be such a baby!
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