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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I immigrated from a culture where most people live in multi-generational families.  In our society, no one fails to launch. People may not be earning a living but those who are at home are taking care of the home, family and social obligations.

My brother lost his job 5 yrs ago. He is 60 now. His wife is the breadwinner. He does projects at home. House repair, additions, medical care, veggi garden, selling of property, consolidating investments.  He is busy as hell and will rake in big amounts of money with selling his property (he used to buy land for cheap at one point in life).  [/quote]
Americans described as failure to launch are not like the people you are describing.  They didn't have a job to lose.  They are not doing home repair projects.  They are meeting neither family nor social obligations.  This is not about whose roof a person lives under, but about a failure to transition from adolescence to adulthood.  [/quote]

+1. This is my brother. Now 57, attended a top college prep private, did not graduate from college, never pursued a career or got married. Lived with my parents until they died and just inherited their estate. Charming and intelligent, he had everything going for him but never did anything with it except have a good time. Mom did his laundry and he drove my parents old cars. Charged up his credit cards partying with his well-heeled friends. Fake it til you make it or until your parents die, I guess. [/quote]

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