The long and short of it, again, is, these children are ill-prepared when they are out of college and into society (supposedly) ready to take on the whole wide world. And when money becomes a problem, which is not inconceivable at all for today’s youngsters who are all very prone to spend more than they are able to earn, they come back to the parents for help. And living with their parents spares them of the daunting task of buying a house of their own altogether – At today’s prices, that is a daunting task to be sure.
And when money becomes a problem even for their parents who, come to think of it, have already forked out a lot financing their increasingly expensive education, then the whole family is in trouble.
And financial trouble turns easily into emotional problems, if emotional stress wasn’t present to begin with.
Ah, well, I see it is easy when we only have the “boomerang child” as a linguistic problem to deal with. And we’d be wise to keep it that way – dealing with it linguistically. So, here and now, let’s move on to a recent media example on the subject:
A word to Bay Area parents: You may want to hold off on converting those empty bedrooms into offices and exercise spaces.
High unemployment and changing social norms are guiding young -- and not-so-young -- adults to move back home, new census data shows.
“It’s almost becoming a normal step,” said Joshua Coleman, a Bay Area psychologist who is a co-chairman of the Council on Contemporary Families. “Children leave home and go away to college -- or don't -- and then move back in with the parents for a while.”
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