Re:More than half of 18 to 29-year-olds in the US are living...
by watwut on Sunday September 06, 2020 @03:07AM
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Why do you expect familly living with you to do all household work for you? Or that college dorm is first time students are figuring laundry? Seriously, one special assumption Americans do is that mom does all the housework and teenage kids do none of that.
The other absurd expectation is that laundry and cooking requires some special figuring out. Like, this all primary sounds like an issue of you all parent 7-16 years old more then anything else.
Re:More than half of 18 to 29-year-olds in the US are living...
by mmm_grayons on Sunday September 06, 2020 @09:30AM
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This seems to be an assumption common amongst newer generations. I was expected to my own laundry, mostly feed myself, get myself places, manage my schedule, do a good chunk of the housework, etc. It made sure I didn't fall flat on my behind when I hit the real world, and plus, I don't see why a parent should have to do those things when a child is physically capable of doing so.
Re:More than half of 18 to 29-year-olds in the US are living...
by lotsofpulp on Sunday September 06, 2020 @04:17AM
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Yes, there is no reason kids shouldn’t partaking in all the housework by the time they are in their teens.
Leaving the family is good for many reasons. It teaches you to be independent, to live on your own, to handle your responsibilities, manage your earnings, i.e. to become an actual adult instead of relying on your family to cook, wash and do all/most of the chores for you. You can't get ready for a family and provide for them if you can't do these kind of things on your own in the first place. It's all about building experience and self-reliance.
Of course every family is different, but in society at large having kids staying longer with their parents definitely delay actual adulthood.