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Friday, November 4, 2005 12:00 AM

Once the kids are gone, I don't want them coming back

My wife says returning home after college is the new normal -- but if they come back, I may have to leave.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Friday, November 4, 2005 11:45 AM

    LEAVE?

    Wow. He'd actually leave his family if his daughter moved back home? Something much, much deeper is going on there.

    Daughters don't "outgrow" their fathers. Clearly there is more to this story that the guy is telling, or maybe there is more to it than he even realizes. You don't "cease" having a relationship with your child at 16 - the relationship is still there, but in this case it's just a cold and unspeaking relationship.

    Cary, I'm really surprised that you wouldn't have addressed that at all.

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