Believe it or not, in some places I find 80 year olds still looking after their 50 year old kids.
The kids need them for their social security checks, and the parents need their older kids for erands and things.
Do you know of similar situations, or is this just isolated situations when the kids fail in mariages and jobs?
2006-09-02 09:38:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I hear about it, and it seems so wrong...
I had a guy friend... well in his 30's living with his Mom.
The father had left the Mom so He was Man of the house.
The Mom scared away all of his girl friends...
She controlled him with guilt.
I would not be suprized if someday they find her buried under the floor. He is going to snap someday.
There was one girl who braved all the B.S. from the Mom for over 9 months. Until one day the Mom was screaming at the poor girl for like 20 minutes and yelled at the guy, "Get that THING outa my house..." Which HE paid half the bills for...
The girl said "It's enough. I want you to move out of here and live with me." He almost did, but something happened and they broke up instead. I don't think he has dated since...
I swear he is gonna snap... no one will be suprized when they find a body.
2006-09-02 09:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a family that had 6 children and 3 of them still live there in their 40's and 50's. It is very sad. I think when the kid goes to college they should be considered an adult and on their own. Time to fight their own battles.
2006-09-02 09:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by Ricky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once a parent, always a parent. If my mom needed me I would move back in with her. If I needed a safe refuge I could go home to Mom. My 23 yo and 18 yo sons live with me and I would not have it any other way. They both work and a are doing well with their own stuff, but I get to have my boys. They come and go as they please and pay a portion of the bills. I would not classify either one as failures. I think we would be a less stressed society if we could go back to the communal Walton's Mountain type of extended family. My mother, grandparents, aunt, cousin, sons, and myself all live in the same small neighboorhood.
2006-09-02 09:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Hidisar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A parent will always be there for the child but it is a huge mistake to allow your adult children to sponge off of you. That is enabling behavior that cripples the adult child and the parent. They can never grow up.
2006-09-02 09:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until death do them part
2006-09-02 12:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by fifi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋