Why today’s parents are superheroes compared to their young adult children

‘Driving was the gateway to adulthood and adult freedoms.' Photo: Getty

Shane Watson
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Getting older is meant to be limiting. You’re meant to feel like you’ve taken your foot off the accelerator a bit, while the younger generation speed past you in the fast lane, one finger on the wheel, one arm around the passenger, slurping from a bottle of vodka.

That’s the way it’s always been and yet none of this is our experience. We’re moderating our habits, avoiding curries at night, bending our knees when we pick up heavy objects and so forth – but the young adults are not playing their part.