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To: RC2
Many, many years ago, I stayed with my parents for a few months

I did the same, right after college. Worked part-time for a few months while looking for a permanent gig.

The *second* that I got a full-time job, I was perusing the ads for a new apartment. Literally got a job one week, went apartment hunting the next weekend, moved out the following weekend.

Beyond a limited-term thing (like us), or an emergency ... why any young adult would choose to live with their parents is beyond me.

11 posted on 08/07/2012 7:37:06 AM PDT by wbill
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To: wbill
My father gave me a choice: pay for college or pay for my wedding. I told him if he could help me with college, I would pay for my own wedding.

After college, I found a great guy and got engaged. My parents told me to stay home with them to save for the wedding. I was very respectful in my parent's home; paid my on everything (including food), had very few guests, and helped around the house. Most of the time, they wouldn't even know I was there.

Moved back only once: when we transitioned to Texas and I was trying to sub-lease my apartment. Longest two months of my life.

Only borrowed money once ($1,000), when medical bills devastated my family after my daughter's premature birth. It was the first bill we paid every month until it was paid in full.

I knew a few people who lingered at Mom and Dad's well into their 20's. Perpetual children.

19 posted on 08/07/2012 7:55:00 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (Riding the Long-Wave Economic Contraction, Baby!)
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