My 5 kids are all adults. It takes a monumental effort to get everyone in the same room at the same time.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Family posing for photo
The author is an empty nester and struggles to get her family together.

Courtesy of the author

I thought the best holidays were going to be when my kids were little. I was wrong.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman lies on the floor at a festive holiday party

Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

I still book doctor appointments and send groceries to my 20-something sons, but I'm trying to redefine my relationship with them

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Close Up Of a Mother Helping Her Son Getting Ready For work

kankarash_tara/Getty Images

I was worried about my adult children connecting with my new partner, but traveling together helped us feel like a family

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Author Samantha Priestly, her two daughters, daughter's boyfriend, and partner smiling with wine
My partner, daughters, younger daughter's boyfriend, and I have gone on amazing trips.

Samantha Priestly

Gen Zers are relying on the Bank of Mom and Dad way past college

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of parents holding up a bridge for their child.
Parents are financially supporting their adult children well into their 20s. In a tough economy, Mom and Dad are the new safety net.

Rob Dobi for BI

Subscribe to adult-children