[Prime Choice]

I don't buy it. The only thing delaying adulthood these days is the demand for instant gratification and not wanting to work hard.

When I left my parent's home, I was a youngster by any standard. And yes, my possessions and lifestyle were entirely meager compared to what I enjoyed while living with my folks. But, by God, everything I had was mine by the sweat of my brow.

It took me 10 years of hard work and long-term focus to sufficiently raise my station in life. And it all paid off...and I mean in more than just material desires. I learned disciple, patience, humility, and put my priorities in the simple things that make life great.

Sure, leaving home means you're going to have less spiffy things and you're going to have to live more frugally to save for a down payment on a house. Like it or not, that's just what our parents did in THEIR day as well! Fortunately for them, they didn't have parents who suffered extended childhood.

I don't care what other people say. Any parent who keeps their child in their house after age 22 is doing them no favors; they're only encouraging dependence and irresponsibility.

[kattracks]

I don't buy it.

Ditto.

[Cronos]

I don't care what other people say. Any parent who keeps their child in their house after age 22 is doing them no favors; they're only encouraging dependence and irresponsibility.

If you were living in the 1700s you would have replaced that 22 with 15/16 (and even lower for girls). Times have changed, lifespans have increased, get used to it, we are progressing.

[new cruelty]

From the article: But the competitive challenges of an increasingly technical and information-based market have made "25-year-old men in all groups more likely to remain single and childless."

I don't buy it. The only thing delaying adulthood these days is the demand for instant gratification and not wanting to work hard.

I think you've got it.

[Aquinasfan]

It took me 10 years of hard work and long-term focus to sufficiently raise my station in life.

I agree with you, but in the 1950s you probably would have accomplished the same thing after a couple of years of work.