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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over-indulgence. Low expectations. "You always have a home here with us" mantra.

I'll add: having a lovely home. How difficult it is for an adult child to leave the  super-padded, luxurious confines of the family home to...what? Move into a shared apartment?

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Disagree with the you always have a home here with us mantra. It is the best thing my mom ever drilled into my head bc I knew if I were ever in a bad situation like a terrible marriage or dangerous living situation that I had a place to go. That's said I left after school and didn't want to go home and I was living paycheck to paycheck but that was a matter of pride. I think actually talking about self sufficiency and the excitement of that chapter of your life is good for kids. You become proud of it [/quote]

+1. And also +1 to the pp who said the economy is not as great as advertised. I don't know any recent college graduates who moved out without being subsidized by their parents-they assisted with housing, a car, the job itself, an allowance, and whatever else-even if they don't or won't openly acknowledge it. Staying at home to save up and buy a house but otherwise is independent I count as receiving assistance, too, assuming they aren't paying rent equivalent or reasonably near to what they would be out of the house. So some of this ftl can be driven by all of the lack of life skills and emotional, health, and physical problems and/or over-indulgence and low expectations but it definitely needs to be acknowledged that the economy isn't actually that great (regardless of your advanced degrees and experience) and it is significantly harder to find a living wage job than it used to be. [/quote]

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