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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm getting so tired of fellow parents saying that their goofy child who graduates this month is now [b]"all grown up and has flown the coop."[/b] These are the same parents who are about to write some of the biggest checks of their lives to cover the tuition and room and board costs of these children. Most of them have teens who have never worked a day of their life, so they've never earned a dime to support themselves and nor do they plan to for a long time. They use their parent's credit cards to shop online for clothes and games. The same parents are including these teens in their summer travel budgets, which few parents do for their adult children. And they're already buying things like pillows and towels, something my parents haven't done for me since I got my first job after college.

What is motivating these parents to want so badly to see their teens as adults at this stage in life? I could understand it if they were the type of parents who tell kids they're on their own the minute they turn 18 (no car, no phone, no free housing and food.) But these are just your basic DMV UMC teens who are buying $300 prom dresses and plotting to get hold of hard liquor and weed for the prom after party. They have zero intention to be self-supporting for at least four years. [/quote]

Is English not your first language? It's an expression. Parents are talking about the fact that their children are, physically, adults and that they are leaving home. One can be sentimental about that without calculating how long it will be until their child is financially self supporting.

I just found a couple of pictures of my son and best friend at age 9 vs. 18. The difference took my breath away and I sent it to the other mother. We talked about time passing, they are grown up now, blah blah blah. I know my kid is a goofy teen who still wants me to make dinner for him as is depending on us to pay for his college. It's ok, OP.[/quote]

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