Adult children living with parents; are they having kids of their own?
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Anonymous
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According to PEW - via BBC news - the most common living arrangement for young adults is to live with their parents:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36375674 But I have to wonder: are our young people living at home having kids? I'm guessing not. Are they getting married or even seriously dating? If not, then what is that doing to our ability to even replace our population? This seems very worrying for our future. |
Anonymous
| The world is over populated. |
Anonymous
No it isn't. Cite please. |
Anonymous
I don't see anything wrong with waiting to have kids. |
Anonymous
People here seem to like Pew http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/08/scientists-more-worried-than-public-about-worlds-growing-population/ Of course, Catholic publications will encourage you to keep popping out pups! |
Anonymous
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Thank goodness for immigration!
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-06-03-fewer-children-census-suburbs_n.htm |
Anonymous
Our problem will soon be too few people, not too many. http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/31/the-end-of-population-growth/ |
Anonymous
| A percentage probably have kids later on-in 30s like many of us and even 40s like some of us. I don't think most are having kids while living with mom and dad. |
Anonymous
As long as its LEGAL immigration. |
Anonymous
India China |
Anonymous
You didn't read the linked article did you. Here, I'll try again: http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/31/the-end-of-population-growth/ |
Anonymous
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As a middle class European living in a capital city, I lived at home and commuted to my university, which was in the same city. All my friends did the same. Then we graduated, I moved to the US to go to grad school, but my friends continued to live at home to continue their studies. As soon as they got married, they got their own place and started having kids. This is how a lot of people do it in developed countries. Most kids in Europe in share bedrooms too, the horror! |
Anonymous
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Eh I'm 30. Had some friends who still lived at home until their mid 20s. They all dated. Most moved out when they got a serious bf or by the time they were 26/27 and more established. Don't have any friends still living with their parents at 30. Do have a friend who is 28 and does, but she is also VERY sheltered, doesn't really date, etc.
Im married and have a baby but I'm almost the odd one out in terms of those of us who have kids (who were planned). At 30, many of my friends are just getting married. |
Anonymous
| 29 and don't know a single person my age who is living at home. We all moved to DC at 22 and lived with roommates until we got married or got better jobs. But yeah, no one is having kids. Who can afford them? |
Anonymous
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21 and living with parents until I graduate.
Yes I seriously date. No I don't invite my bf or whoever I'm dating at the time to come meet my parents. That's reserved for special people  If I have been dating someone for 6 months, usually that's when meeting parents comes up.
In fact, My last BF just dumped me because he was ready to get married now and I'm not. He wants kids ASAP. I like my freedom. I don't have a problem being faithful but I don't want to start popping out kids anytime soon. |