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[quote=Anonymous]More details needed. How old is your adult child/children? Do they have a job? Do they have their own car that they pay for or some reliable form of transportation that they pay for themselves? Do they have health issues--physical health or mental health? Do they have their own health insurance or are they still on yours? What's your relationship with them like--are they respectful and responsible and do they help out around the house, do you get along with them?

My answer would depend on your answers to all of the above. If my adult child was just out of college recently and youngish--mid 20s-- working a steady job and was helpful around the house and we got along well, I'd be happy for them to stay for a few years until they are more ready to be out on their own. If my adult child had health issues that they needed help with and I doubted how well they'd take care of themselves if living alone, I'd want them to stay for their health/safety. If my adult child had been in an abusive relationship or similar bad situation that they were trying to escape by living at home, I'd want them to stay. But in other scenarios I may not want them to stay.

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