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Title: All grown children disappoint by these standards
Review: A whining feel-good book for baby boomers who want an excuse for laying guilt trips on their grown children. With the exception of a few throw-away comments this book equates "adultolescents'" being unmarried or less than wildly successful with criminal activity and drug use. I am 30-something, have an Ivy League PhD and, with my partner, am financially secure. I'm also gay (but in a committed relationship) and unemployed (in a town with a more than 7% unemployment rate). While I am inclined to be grateful for my parents for all that they've done to get me here, Jane Adams encourages them to see the half-empty glass and perceive me as a morally inferior lazy "boomeranging" disappointment. I'd be surprised if my parents agree with her!
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