I am convinced there’s a biological drive that makes parents fight with their children when they’re on the cusp of extricating themselves from the proverbial nest. The closer to lift-off, the bigger and uglier the spats get, so that by the time the kid actually kicks it out of there, both parties are more than happy with parting ways. At least that was …
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