One family left their kid with the grandparents for a few days—and returned to find him looking very different

A parent left their 3-year-old son with his parents for a few days while they went out of town.

When they came to pick him up, his hair had been cut without their permission.

His wife is still angry and wants to cut her parents out of their lives.

Tell your dad he was out of line.

Dear Care and Feeding: Have you and your parents ever talked about what was expected of you in return for their housing you for all these years ? It’s now been at least four years since you moved in with them, and they’re not getting as much of that compensation as they used to.

Move out, even if that means living in a smaller place than you’d like, or with roommates.

The so-called terrible twos represent an essential developmental stage.

Your former baby is figuring out that he he’s his own person, not an extension of you.

He is at least as confused and frustrated by this as you are.

Eventually, he'll shed his baby self for good and emerge as a little person in his own right.