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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  We have more than enough ourselves so he does not have to pay for anything.  [/quote]
That's not the point.  He *needs* to pay for things, he needs the experience of paying for things, and doing household things on his own.  These are intangible things that will help grow him up and make him ready for a mate.   This should not be looked at only in financial terms.

So here is a compromise:  He gets an apartment for two years, and then can come stay to save money.  In those two years he will have truly learned how to be independent.  If and when he comes back to live with you, he'll act differently because of it, and it will be easier for him to leave again.

Also, to a PP who says he won't stay, I don't agree.  I know a few kids (all male, btw) that end up not leaving.

My friend's kid just turned 30 this week...still living with her, not paying rent, she does laundry, buys food, etc...it's pretty bad.  Hard to kick him out because he doesn't have the skills to live on his own; he's been coddled too long.  But he's managed to knock up TWO women.  She's working like a dog at her job and as the homemaker, and he's got a busy social life. [/quote]

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