You may be thinking that this parenting thing is an eighteen year commitment, but you would be really underestimating things. Barbara Bova wrote an article that was on Naplesnews.com about giving advice to your adult children. It is really scary when you think about it. If your daughter is having problems with her marriage and gets separated you would want to offer support, but you have to be careful. Can you trash her husband? Even if you really think her husband is a jerk they could reconcile and then you will look bad and you could end up driving your children away.

Where is the line between offering your 30 year old child financial advice and interfering? I can only assume (just like with smaller kids) each child is different. I talk to my father about my finances all the time, then again, he is my stock broker. I have a lot of friends who don't talk about money issues with their parents. I have friends that talk to their mothers about their sex lives. I was embarrassed when I told my parents we were going to start trying to have a baby even though I knew my mom was dying for more Grandchildren.

Bova says that the key is delicacy. While I agree with her, I also feel like tact is a good skill to have while offering advice to offspring of any age.