The Joys and Perils of Having Children Late

You’re older and more mature. But your parents are just older.

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This essay is part of Medium’s Mind the Gap: Generational Differences series.

My parents are two of my best friends. Please do not tell 15-year-old me that, in 30 years, Mom and Dad are going to be two of his best friends. He will find that fact depressing. But…