These are parents who simply want their children to become happy, well adjusted adults but they want it too much or give too much in the process. All designed to bind the child to them tightly. For the one third of us who leave home under a cloud of stress and conflict, the strained relationship with Mom and Dad often continues to be a problem. Here are some of suggestions, mostly from Halpern. Inside us all, no matter our age, is an inner child, a left-over from childhood.
Parents still have an inner child too.
Some of these parents may resent a strong, independent child who is successful or chooses a different life-style or religion or politics or spouse than they would have preferred. It is a safe bet that you are overly attached to a parent if after 20 you react with anger, guilt, fear of their reaction, or self-pity when you think of a parent. One of the toughest parent roles for a child to handle is the sacrificing martyr . You forget all I've done for you. And now everyone forgets their dear old mother.