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contexts > named groups > persons > adult children

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adult children  

Definition

  • Mothering adult children is used to describe mothering a child with mental retardation or other disabilities that require the mother to continue her daily caretaking tasks into the child's adult years. It is also often used in connection with mothering children who are alcoholics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Adult Children]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L90L49K4-3

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