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This comes across as a playful way of saying his daughters are fully grown and capable, not children to be managed. It can be taken to mean that parenthood here is less about authority and more about respect for adult lives with their own work, families, and plans. It lands in ordinary family conversation, especially when a parent is trying to describe pride without sounding sentimental.
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Books by Tom Brokaw
The Greatest Generation
2001
Boom!
2007
The Greatest Generation Speaks
2005
A lucky life interrupted
2015
An album of memories
2001