Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High

Post by rebootthesystem » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 9:03 AM UTC

rebootthesystem wrote: post #288

rhapsodic wrote: post #274

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> personally believe that the family connection is crucially important and it must remain as intact as possible until the adult children are ready to form their own families. There is no better incubator for future good people than a good family life. I think there's something to be said for living on your own, cooking your own meals, doing your own laundry and housework, paying your own living expenses, and managing…

The things you mention are incompatible with adult children staying at home longer. The secret is to have some of those things be part of normal life from when they are little. Bring the laundry to the washing machine. Help fold it. Help cook Help clean, etc. Not that difficult. The financial side can be introduced initially through games and later on in different ways. It just takes forethought and consistency. And…

Post by da02 » Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 6:01 AM UTC

rarec wrote: post #232

sadface4004 wrote: post #170

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This comment makes me sad. Children should be loved and cherished, not abandoned.

You presume being loved and cherished involves having to live together. I moved out quite early on myself, and my relationship with my parents is quite fine. (From the US for context)