Recommend a book on “adulting”?

JustaMom
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:01:47 +0000

This may sound silly to some, but it has worked in my family…I have had my own (now adult) daughter and my nephews all sit and watch several episodes of Judge Judy (I chose her because she entertains, but also really teaches life lessons) - I have chosen episodes about roommate agreements; lending $ to “friends” and family; not being paid by employers; moving in/out of apartments (landlord/security deposits); putting things in writing vs verbal “agreements”; borrowing cars from family/friends; signing contracts (and reading them/asking questions!). With my d I also added some Suze Orman episodes. The episodes open discussion for all sorts of subjects, and with my nephews over and over I heard “I didn’t know that!” My d and my eldest nephew (he’s “only” 23) are both much more grown up about making some decisions (my nephew even called me recently about an issue and cited a Judge Judy episode), and now he wants to see some Suze Orman.

I can be heard saying “I really wish Judge Judy and Suze Orman were required watching in high school” at almost every family gathering!