assuming you contribute by paying rent, doing household chores, cook, clean, do laundry etc.? Also, you are trying to make something of yourself career wise so you can eventually move out but in the meantime are living with your parents as if they were roommates?
With all of this being said, is there an age that is too old?
Any age beyond 25 is too old. And that's pushing it.
If you need roommates to make it, then get roommates - that aren't your parents.
Everybody has to grow up.
I stuck around till I was 21, and I was itching to go for the last year I was at home.
That's why I couldn't get into this movie. I just couldn't identify or sympathize with either of the protagonists. I have zero respect for otherwise normal people who can't (or won't) grow up and take on the responsibilities of adulthood.
If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong!
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Not really. In Asia, it is pretty normal to live with your parents until your 30s and later. In fact, traditionally it is not that unusual to live together in the family housing compound all your life.
shareNot just Asia, all my Italian friends live at home with their parents until they're married and in some instances, continue to live in their parents basements with their spouses. It's a cultural thing.
shareassuming you contribute by paying rent, doing household chores, cook, clean, do laundry etc.?
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It depends on the culture. In America it would look pathetic, but in other countries (like Mexico) children that never get married would rather stay at home and take care of their parents than live on their own and send their folks to a home. More and more I see people in the U.S staying with their parents until their late twenties, but mostly because they can't grow up or secure a decent job, not to take care of mom and dad. Definitely some Peter Pan syndrome going on there.
shareMy opinion is 24 ish. My wife is Hispanic and her brother doesn't even contribute and still lives with her parents at age 26. In fact I throw them a couple hundred bucks a month to make ends meet which drives me absolutely bananas but they all seem to think its normal. I just keep my mouth shut, not worth fighting battles you can't win. Point being I think it varies by culture.
shareIt seems to be more common now days for people to live with their parents as adults. I'm sure economic conditions are a factor, but I think the mindset is different too. When I was growing up, everyone counted the days until they were old enough to move out. Now there doesn't seem to be as mufh urgency to leave home at a young age.
shareYou're right that childhood is being extended. It used to be that you couldn't wait to get your license and a car once you turned 16 and a part-time job to pay for it. Then go off to college and start a career and/or get married.
Nowadays, teens don't seem to have such ambitions. There were several articles this year that millennials are not interested in getting their driver's license/car or buying a house and settling down. They're more into personal technology products (i.e. smartphones, tablets, video game consoles). Driving numbers are down for younger people and the auto industry is freaking out. This has also allowed China to surpass the US as the nation with the most sold cars annually.
But also, parents are pampering their children more. I'm 35, and it was in my generation that the "everybody gets a trophy/gold star/ribbon" coddling started. Parents, teachers, and coaches are not letting children lose (lest their feelings get hurt) or make mistakes and learn from them. This prohibits growth.
Furthermore, the media is glamorizing stunted adulthood (yes, including this movie). All these comic book/FX movies are aimed more at adults than children. In the '70s and '80s, you would never see an adult male dressed up as their favorite Star Wars character on opening day of those movies. I mean, you would see a couple maybe, but they were few and far between; definitely not the norm. Nowadays, it's par for the course. There's no shame anymore in twentysomethings/thirtysomethings dressing like a superhero outside of Halloween.
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shareAs other people said, it's more of a cultural thing. It also depends on the local economy. In the USA is seen as pathetic living with your parents in your 20s. In South America is not uncommon or shameful. I'm 28 and still live with my parents 😂
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