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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]As a millennial, can we stop blaming this on millennials? I wasn't helicopter parented, but was an only child that received everything. I've worked hard, saved hard and made good choices (went to college and no kids before marriage). There will always be deadbeat men, but we need to force people to work harder and succeed. My parents have always advocated for hand ups not hand outs.[/quote]

I am also a millennial, and I agree with this as well.  There are always going to be people who mess up, regardless of how they are parented.  I have so many peers who are self-directed and have done well, and honestly, hearing my older cousins' and parents' friends stories, there are plenty of Gen-Xers and baby boomers who spent their 20s goofing off and being completely directionless.  If anything, more of my peers are somewhat pragmatic due to how dismal the job market is these days.  Most of the issues with depression I see have to do with completely legitimate worries about finding employment.[/quote]

Another Millennial here. My XH is like your son OP, only he's 35. It's not a "millennial" thing, it's a "lazy-ass, selfish, dependent man-child who has always had mommy to bail him out (sometimes literally)" thing. They also felt guilty about his "situation" and as a result it is costing them a relationship with their grandchild. I believe they have finally cut XH off financially, but now he has no use for them any more and they only see him about 2x/yr, despite him living in the same small town. They should have cut him off years ago.[/quote]

So's my BIL. Don't let this happen to your son.[/quote]

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