If your adult child is still living in your house, and it’s causing them to miss out on major life milestones and delay their development of basic life skills – that’s YOUR FAULT.
I get it – it’s a Hard Knock Life, but that’s no excuse to not properly develop as a functioning adult.
I’m fortunate enough to see a LOT of different living arrangements, including multi generational ones, and I’ve seen at last 10 different cultures do their best at it. The ONE common denominator for those that seemed to have done it properly and raised their adult children like functioning members of society is GOOD PARENTING. I’ve seen some parents ensure their kids are responsible, they work, they study, the help around the house and at least carry their weight – and I’ve seen parents let their kids freeload.
Believe me – letting them live at home is NOT the problem.
Bad parenting is.
According to recent reports from CMHC, millennials are having a tougher and tougher time affording homes. Property prices are rising faster than wages are, and massive student debt payments are sucking them dry.
That makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is letting your kid turn into a basement dwelling troll that doesn’t know how to function in society.
I know PLENTY of Millenials in their 20’s and even young 30’s that are still at home with their parents who are complete MACHINES, and frankly… who are blessed with INCREDIBLE parents that put forth their very best efforts to ensure their kids are shaping up to be excellent humans.
What do you think?
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