unless the student is footing the bill for his education, housing, and all expenses, he is not learning to live on his own. He is still a subsidized child.
Thank you, I was about to post the same thought.
I have several relatives who could have put their
kids through college and some not. They all made
their kids work their way through and have all been
successful in the real world.
I shake my head at parents who support their children, but balk at setting boundaries of behavior on the grounds that the kids are "adults".
When the kids pay the piper, they can call the tune.