Everyone of these kids would benefit
from a 4-year military stint, if they
could survive taking the oath...
In before pictures of pajama boy.
The first generation of men raised on soy formuka, almost exclusively.. just saying.
Any millennial man still living with his parents is not a man.
My 32 year old assistant is a fine example...
I think the biggest obstacle for them was that my wife and I have an upper middle class lifestyle and it was tough for them to leave that luxury and basically live paycheck to paycheck for a few years. We never helped them with the bills either. They are doing much better now but definitely had some lean years after they left.
I know time change, and conditions and circumstances change. But, back in my day, me and friends wanted to be on our own, were eager to be on our own, even if it meant living in a small apartment, using milk crates for furniture, etc. And then having the incentive to work hard, go to school, make something of ourselves, and work our way up to better things.
The whole outlook on life has changed for a lot of people growing up today.
Some realize it’s not worth it to strike out on their own. They to keep more of their assets, and keep their wealth out of the hands of the government and women.
When I was 20 I took a 2,000 dollar loan from a bank and used it to move away from my parents.
I don’t understand why these parents (and, as the article indicates, mothers in particular) WANT their children to stay that long.
It’s true that not every person is ready to be out of the house and entirely self sufficient at 18, but the person should be making steps towards independence. College, trade school, etc. combined with some form of employment if possible. The young adult can live with roommates for a time if studios are too expensive.
And once all possible scholarship/aid, part time income, and smart cost cutting has been factored in, THEN the parents can help with the rest of necessities until full employment is obtained. But for the love of Pete, the young man should be living on his own as soon as possible and doing his own chores and working toward his future and being responsible for as much of his own life as possible.
Am I crazy?
The feminist goal of emasculating men is working.
May I recommend the U.S. Army for these individuals? BCT at Ft. Jackson in the summer?
May I suggest AIT at Ft. Benning? Or maybe Ft. Sill? Gotta have cannon cockers.
5.56mm
Cost of regulation partly to blame. “Start up” costs of first car, first home, etc., has risen steeply in relation to inflation.
Bigger part is that these folks spend their lives online. Who needs reality, especially when those parents still feeling guilty about daycare are willing to pay for it.
If millennial males are living with their parents, they are not MEN.
It’s just my nature to always look at the other side of the story...
Maybe these are the people who are money-conscious. They commute to college and go part-time, just to save money. As the article says, that’s a big reason why they’re still with their parents.
And then there are 20-something college grads with high-paying jobs who live with their parents, too. I know of a few. Many in my own generation did the same thing. They save money to buy a house and move right into the house from their parents’ house. No wasting money on an apartment that way.
I’m conflicted on this I’m genx and moved out after high school. I want to look down on these people but I’m sympathetic because just the rent is too damn high. I’m not even talking about if they get to go to college becsuse thats out of the question
I see nothing wrong with it if otherwise they are moving forward.
If they work full time (or more) at a good job, I see nothing wrong with saving money for the future to begin a family on solid ground.
It’s like homeschooling.
There is only one restriction on these young men still living at home, and that is the restriction they place on themselves.
They are too comfortable where they are in life and are afraid to strike out on their own. Fear is a strong jail, and difficult to escape from.
The family, the schools, and society has failed them by making life too easy
When the parents (finally) croak they get to move upstairs. Adult!
Well, in historical even Biblical context, the fanmily often stuck together across generations. The ‘nuclear family’ with (the ideal) of kids being independent to some degree ASAP is a much more modern thing.
I moved out at 15, the get the hell away. This was entirely OK with my parents as dad had lied about his age to join the Army in War One and mom left Indiana for Hollywood 41 (pops was 22 years older), so me getting out of there was ‘normal’. One generation should learn from and then take care of the next, and vice versa.
Then life happened. I had a cool situation with good roommates and a hot girlfriend but I moved back in at 17 because dad had a severe stroke and that’s what you do as family.