It's no little secret that kids are leaving home later and later, quite content to mooch off their parents' paycheques. As a 19-year-old student who spends eight months of the year living in a dormitory, I can sympathize with the young adults my age who struggle to survive on their own with minimal-wage jobs. Yet I fully expect to be fully moved-out and on my own by the time I've got my BA- MA at the latest.
Someone might want to drop a hint to a 41-year-old Italian man who, despite his parents' pleas, is still living at home, despite having a good job of his own. He has even stooped to the level of making his parents do his laundry and cook his meals. The parents, having failed to kick their son out on their own, have now called in the aid of lawyers from the consumer group Adico. Their son has been given an ultimatium to be out of the house in six days or face a restraining order from his parents.
Now, as a student struggling to make her own way in the world, I know that the economy is bad for poor students. Jobs are hard to come by. Houses are nigh impossible to buy, and even rent can cost an arm and a leg. And that's before worrying about tuition or paying off student loans.
But for a 41-year-old man who has a decent job and is still living with his parents? Give me a break. Most people his age have children, or in some cases are grandparents!
My parents have told me that I'm not allowed to permanently move back home once I graduate university. I love my parents, but I agree with them- I can't wait until I can be fully independent. I don't understand why fully-grown adults as old as my parents refuse to move out on their own and assert their independence.
To the university-or-older-aged adults who are fully capable of living on their own, but choose to stay in their parents' basements: You are disgraces to mature adults everywhere. Grow up and get a life.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14995588
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