If you're 50 and still live with your parents...

[mai72]

Is that a bit creepy? At least in America. I know that living with your parents in other cultures is more acceptable into adulthood, but when does it become not Ok? The one answer I always hear is "I'm taking care of my parents." I think this is an excuse, but lets say this is correct. When does it come to a point that you need to get out on your own and make your own life? We are only here for a very short period of time.

When should adult children move out? If they should at all.

[Psycho]

they should move out when they have enough money to. the entire time they're living with their parents they should be saving money up for that

[Thadeus]

Who cares?! The most important thing is happiness. Are you afraid of what others think of you?! ♥♥♥♥ 'EM!

[Violeta]

if your 50 and still with your parents, your parents must have great genes to still be around.

[B]

When I'm 50 I'll most likely be taking care of my parents and putting them up in our home. This sort of old fashioned thinking is just not reasonable in today's day and age where renting a house costs more than a mortgage to buy a house and the down-payment necessary to buy the house is unattainable.

I will heavily suggest to my kids to live at home and save their money instead of paying off someone else's mortgage. Wasting money is way worse than some bs that became normalized in the 80s

[The Commendatore]

Originally posted by Origin:

if your 50 and still with your parents, your parents must have great genes to still be around.

Or they started young. These days you never know.

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

It doesn't really bother me; I would only see an issue if they allowed their parents to control every aspect of their lives.

[Phirestar]

People who think that way are probably the type who had parents that couldn’t wait to kick their asses out the moment they turned 18.

I think that attitude is worth criticism far more. Imagine giving birth to a child and then wanting to get rid of them as soon as possible in order to benefit your own life.

[B]

Originally posted by Phirestar:

People who think that way are probably the type who had parents that couldn’t wait to kick their asses out the moment they turned 18.

I think that attitude is worth criticism far more. Imagine giving birth to a child and then wanting to get rid of them as soon as possible in order to benefit your own life.

I had parents who literally started a countdown calendar to the days when I turned 18. They thought it was really funny. I don't return their calls.

[White Knight]

I would expect that someone in their fifties, living with their parents, would be a situation where the adult child is taking care of his aged parents.

This issue you are talking about are young people who are too afraid to leave the nest, parents who failed to prepare their children for life as an adult, etc.

In my day, you finished high-school and then went out to start your life. That might mean college, it might be learning a trade, but the kid was expected to jump right in and get started on living life.

We would get together with friends and rent out an apartment. Later in life, after schooling, and starting a career, people would settle down and build lives together.

[craigsters]

Both are dead and I've lived on my own sense kicked out of the house at 19

[Voroff]

Originally posted by mai72:

Is that a bit creepy? (...)

Creepy ? At age 50, your parent live WITH you, not the other way around.

[Phirestar]

Originally posted by Origin:

if your 50 and still with your parents, your parents must have great genes to still be around.

It’s called having children young.

My uncle was in his mid-to-late 60s when my grandparents died in 2022/2023. With the half of the money that he’s getting from when we sold their house, he’s going to be retiring in June.

My grandfather was 90 when he passed, just a few months away from turning 91.

[Your Dad 👨‍🔬]

Originally posted by Phirestar:

Originally posted by Origin:

if your 50 and still with your parents, your parents must have great genes to still be around.

It’s called having children young.

My uncle was in his mid-to-late 60s when my grandparents died in 2022/2023. With the half of the money that he’s getting from when we sold their house, he’s going to be retiring in June.

My grandfather was 90 when he passed, just a few months away from turning 91.

Unfortunately there are 2 giant populations here that don't understand parenting:

Incels and Baby boomers. With the latter being some of the worst parents in history, more so grandparents and the former hating everything related to humanity.

[Goldias]

If you're not unemployed and leeching off their money, why living with them be a problem?

[DoomsDay]

i have a coworker,he is only 20 years old,now in a different city away from his hometown.
2 days ago,it was raining,he was told to lead me to dormitory,as dormitory is closer to work place.

walking down the street i walked many times before ,gave me a new feeling about this city,as if the city is again made a stranger to me,as i was following him.

to rely on friends in a far away city,making wages from restaurant job,is he a natural at using the goodness of people?or is he good natured ?that is some thing for discussion .