Originally Posted by Maeveyblue

Ladies, you are missing the point entirely. At 23 living at home is mooching off of your parents. Shame on you. Extenuating circumstances is one thing. Maybe a parent died or another one is elderly or ill, again, understandable. But for normal, run of the mill situations, at 23 you need to be living on your own and paying your own way. Haven't your parents done enough for you already? It's time to grow up, be mature and take care of yourself. If you have a great paying job and can afford to pay all of your bills, save some for a rainy day and then buy your bags, great. But for those still living at home, mooching off of your folks and then blowing your money on material things... well, if you were my child, you wouldn't be.

And fyi, of course you should be welcome home to visit. My mom lived with us for 2 years while her divorce was finalized. But again, extenuating circumstances. She helped clean the house, helped with the business, the kids, etc... She didn't "live" off of us, which is what so many young people tend to do these days. And I would certainly never do that to my parents. Much like baby birds, we need to be pushed from the nest so we can grow, mature, thrive as adults. not live at home with mommy and daddy until we are 25 or 30.