from adult friendships, that they seek a more equal, friendship-based relationship from their kids. The little buddy parents often want their children to be adults, or, better still, they themselves want to be children again. There is nothing new, and certainly nothing particular to parents about longing for “the fountain of youth.” The only news is that there are now multibillion-dollar industries catering to these fantasies: selling rhinestone embellished thongs to seven-year-old tweeners and low-rise “gangsta” jeans to adults.
