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"I really think you need to let your adult son make his own life choices."

If he wants to be treated like an adult, then bring it on. Adulting means earning your own way. He can go rent an apartment and buy himself a car. Does he even have health insurance and PTO in case he gets sick and can't be in the restaurant earning tips?[/quote]

Don't get me wrong, I don't think that OP should be kicking out her kid, but a lot of the posters here are sounding extremely immature and certainly their guidance needs to be taken with a pound of salt.

This guy may be an "adult" but he is still feeding at the trough of mom and dad.  Guess what, kid?  You don't get to have your cake and eat it, too.  So if he wants to be an adult then he can be an adult.  Hopefully he will realize that he needs the degree.  Any degree, frankly.  It has become the new bottom level criteria for most white collar jobs and even some blue collar jobs.  He needs to jump through the hoops and it is easier to do it now, in his teens and 20s, then it is to go back and do it in his late 20s or 30s.

If he decides to take a year off to work, then he needs a plan that all parties (presuming parents are footing the bill again) agree to.  It should be written and there should be regular points of time to evaluate achievement against pre-set benchmarks and criteria.[/quote]

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