Adulthood: What's the Rush?

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by Barbara Ray

The Downside of a Slower Path to Adulthood

By Barbara Ray on January 17, 2012 in Adulthood: What's the Rush?

I spent the weekend in a skilled care nursing center with my 95-year-old father, who is recovering from a staph infection and pneumonia on top of congestive heart failure. Needless to say, he is depressed, struggling with leaving his home for assisted living and all those difficult realizations that come with it. Read More

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Barbara Ray

Barbara Ray is the coauthor of Not Quite Adults: Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood and Why It's Good for All of Us (Delacorte, Jan. 2011).

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