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[quote=Anonymous]The answer is probably a little bit of everything said on here. I do know of such a family whose college grad son is still living in the basement 10+ years out of college. Yes, in the actual basement. It is a subject of many conversations among the family friends and relatives.

It's easier for families to mollycoddle adult children these days. In the past people had to work or they effectively starved, but at the same time it was also easier to get a low level job and survive on it, having a very simple but decent and uncomplicated life.

And as my mother says, hard work is a great treatment for getting through whatever issues you have. The explosion of "mental" issues doubtlessly derives from our society's willingness to enable these beliefs by allowing such people to avoid working and to live off SSDI or family support, which in turn worsens these beliefs and damages the person in the long run. In the past, the family would just force the person to work in the fields or get a job at a factory and the routine of physical work day in and day out does provide a structure that allows people to deal with their problems and get on with life. 
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