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SvennoJ on 02 August 2016
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Goatseye said:
SvennoJ said:

It's the normal thing to do when you go to university. At first I still came back for the weekends but that became less and less as the years went on. When I dropped out I never thought about going back home. Got a shitty job to keep living there until I found something better.
I'm glad I had a good long period to learn to take care of myself. The worst thing imo is to live at home until you get married or move in with someone else.

By living with parents, doesn't mean a young adult just learn how to mooch off them and nothing else. I had to work at my mom's business between 15-19 years old. 

I had to keep an eye on my brother to stay off trouble and make sure the monthly bills were paid when she was abroad in business. 

I doubt I could get the maturity and self awareness I got from experienced people around me, somewhere else as easily.

Ah, that's different. I only know of a few examples of 'kids' staying at home, not contributing anything, while enjoying the latest cell phone, their own car and party every weekend. I didn't own a car until I was 30, different priorities.

Helping out with the family business is a very different situation. However a friend of mine was never interested in helping out much in his parent's shop. Got addicted to gambling and stayed at home. Eventually his parents got him married (arranged marriage, flew in bride from Vietnam, thought he would be better off with a girl of the same race) and bought them a house. Some times parents go too far. I lost contact but I don't think he ever matured.