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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t let my 27 year old child move back home let alone a 27 year old STEP child. Stop shaming OP.[/quote]

This. 27 is too old for any adult child to move home. It's probably the beginning or continuation of a long-term codependency. [/quote]

I think it depends on the circumstances. A generally responsible, hard-working kid who got caught up in a layoff, is burning through their emergency savings, and is having a tough time in this economy? Absolutely, I’d be a safety net as they keep job searching. A kid who finds themself in a bad marriage and needs a place to land while assets are split and they save for a new place to live? Yep, again, I’d be here with open arms. Wanting to live at home for a year or two to save up for an downpayment? Sounds great to me. Or, a devastating medical diagnosis like cancer would have me welcoming them back.

A grown adult who thinks they are going to play video games all day, not help around the house, and not need to find a job will need a loving “no.”

We have no idea what the real story is about OP’s stepchild. But if they’re a gamer who doesn’t want to get a job, then I don’t blame her for not wanting an endless roommate.[/quote]

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