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[quote=Anonymous]Do boomerang kids include ones who have a job but have chosen to live at home?

My oldest had a fantastic job lined up by Thanksgiving of his senior year.  It was local so he decided to move home to save some money.  He thought he'd be home for a year and it ended up being two years.  The positives - we had a built in dog sitter.  I work very part time so I enjoyed having someone home during  the days when I was at home - his job is 90% remote so he was working from home.  I genuinely enjoy his company.  The negatives - DS is messy and would leave his c*&p everywhere.  He's not super helpful and never takes the initiative to do any housework.  I didn't want to nag a 23 year old but at the same time, I would get frustrated that he never did anything to help: wouldn't unload the dishwasher, wouldn't take the trash out, etc.

We charged DS a nominal amount of money to help pay for the extra groceries.  In the two years at home, he was able to save a significant amount of money. Most of DS' friends who were local were also living at home for at least their first year.   He still has two friends at home but everyone else is out on their own but they all have roommates.  And our only "rule" was to let us know his schedule: are you going to be home for dinner tonight?  Are you spending the night with friends?

Our middle DS just graduated and also has a local job that starts next month.  He plans to stay home at least a year.  He's much better about helping around the house and not leaving his stuff everywhere.  His job is 100% in person so I won't have him here at home with me during the day.  DS went to school here in the DMV but lived on campus.  He has a serious girlfriend he met at school but she is from out of the area so she's at home this summer.  She is still in college and will be returning to school right when he starts his job.  My guess is we may not see him on the weekends.

So overall, our experience has been positive but with a few frustrations.

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