Children Taking Longer to Grow Up
Self-deluding parents are often heard to say that children grow up very quickly these days. Consider what the markers are for growing up: Leaving home, getting a job to support yourself, getting married and having children. Fifty years ago many people would have achieved these by their mid-20s. Nowadays, of course, people are marrying later, having children later, and relying on their families to support them for longer.
"...young people...now are more attached to their parents than ever before...sizable costs associated with childrearing now occur between 18 and 34, in both money and time, and that these percentages have increased dramatically in the last 30 years."
→ Research on the changing nature of early adulthood.
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If relying on a parent for your necessities, i.e., food, housing, etc., is an option for you, then you have not yet grown up.
Having this option, this "safety net," will adversely affect each choice that will define your life.
As you journey through life masquerading as an adult, you follow a pathway called fear.
And those most victimized by your masquerade are called your lover, your spouse, your family, or your friend.
Give your parents the gift of knowing you have become self-reliant, that you have grown up.
This will make them contented and proud to call you their daughter or son.
Learn that the easy way out is not the best way.
Don't wait until your parents die to grow up.
Some more on this on BBC News: "One in four parents say they have adult children who are still living at home, BBC research has shown."