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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of you are making quick decisions to throw the kids out. Wait until you see your own children or friend's children who just can't get it together.  Maybe they can't finish school and the biggest excuse I hear is "I don't know what I want to do". Is it depression?  I don't know. Maybe a life coach of some sort?  These kids definitely don't listen to their parents and could benefit from outside help.[/quote]

Typical of young parents who think teens should be self-sufficient adults because they were already Harvard bound and working at that age :-)

It's not a trend, but it's been labeled in different countries, which makes it easier to track in the news cycle. Every generation has had its share of young adults who can't become independent, but as with other maladies, it has happened more often as countries became wealthier and more educated. It's hard to support another adult when you can't support yourself, and it's easier to throw someone in a very basic trade job when college was never an option to begin with!

I'm the poster with the afflicted nephew. Perfect SAT scores, dropped out of college. High IQ, depression, suicidal, ADHD, Asperger's, sleep problems. They've done the rounds of therapy and psych meds. Throwing him out would NOT be good for him. They've tried a room-mate kind of situation where the room mate kept an eye on him, but roomie ended up acting like a parent too (cooking, shopping, cleaning the apartment). So now he's back home and costs less money, "taking online courses". I hope one day he will win against his demons and become successful and happy, but this has to happen on his own time.

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