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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I actually asked for an Adult children forum to be created, because I could have posted something similar regarding one of my DCs.

I do think that part of the problem is the living at home.  Some kids are great at it and help out.  I have one kid who is that kid, helpful and could live with me forever but I want them out bc I want them to grow.

My other kid is the type who will just stay regressed and needs to get out.  That kid has ADHD and I was so worried they would flop in college. They rose to the occasion; it's not pretty--not great grades, but they are attempting.  This is the kind of kid who needs to be in the situation that demands they do their own laundry and then they do it.  Or to do anything.

It's hard to say from your post if this advice will help or not.  But I'll say it anyways.  Get the kid an apartment; get them out of the childhood home. They need a job; supplement the appartment a bit if you have to--because what they really need is to learn to live on their own.

Think of it this way:  Some chicks fly out of the nest and never look back. Some chicks stay in and need to be pushed out--but that doesn't mean you can't construct a few easy-to-fly-to perches right outside the nest![/quote]

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