Your Adult Child Isn't Lazy (They Are Under Construction)

Описание: Your Adult Child Isn't Lazy (They Are Under Construction)

Are you tired of being the "invisible scaffolding" for your adult child while trying to keep your own head above the rising tide of menopause?

In this episode of The Inner Room, Minty Rae names the exhaustion many midlife mothers feel. We look at our adult children and see "laziness," but often, what we are actually seeing is the "Rough-In Phase" of a major renovation.

We explore the "Kitchen Remodel" analogy: Your child wants the granite countertops (the career success), but they resent the dust, the exposed wires, and the demolition (the entry-level grind). Today, we learn how to hand them the blueprints without letting their frustration become your fire.

In this video, we cover:
The Scaffolding Fatigue: Balancing your child's needs with your own midlife transition.
The Renovation Analogy: Why the 20s are the "dust and wires" phase.
Reframing "Lazy": How to help them see boring work as sourcing high-end material.
Protecting Your Peace: Refusing to carry their load while they build their foundation.

👇 THE RENOVATION REFRAMING CHEAT SHEET 👇 (Copy these into your phone to use when you need to encourage them—or yourself!)

On the Mess: "It’s not a mess, it’s a Remodel. You’re in the 'rough-in' phase. It’s dusty, but you’re getting the structural work done."
On the Grind: "This is just laying the subfloor. Nobody sees it, but without it, your future buckles."
On Bad Bosses: "That’s just Building Code. Learning to navigate difficult people prevents your house from short-circuiting later."
On Patience: "We all want the Grand Reveal, but you're still sourcing the marble. Keep building."
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