Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic
Maybe that is what my problem is! I am a freeloader! LOL. If you can't live off of your family, who CAN you live off of?

I completely agree with that statement. Completely! And...I honestly feel that parents who kick their kids out at 18, just because they turned 18, are nothing but cruel and heartless towards their children. That doesn't teach responsibility. At least not in my view. That teaches miserliness, and selfishness. "I earn for myself. What I earn is mine. My hard work pays for me." THAT is the kind of attitude I hate. When kids come to their parents' home after adulthood, they're not welcome like they were when they were young. When parents need to stay with their kids, "You can't live with me." Throwing your kids out at 18 teaches them to be selfish...nothing else. Responsibility is taught with love and affection, and being there for each other.

I am married now, but still not 'kicked out' of my parents' home. What I mean by that is...I still have my set of keys to the house, and can go there whenever I want...even if my parents are not at home. My house is their house and their house is my house. When I am in need of my parents, I *know* I can count on them. When they are in need of me, they know they can count on me. For me, family is family, and the people who are supposed to be there for you when you are in need, at all times, no matter what your age. That doesn't only go for parents and kids. It goes for siblings too.

Like Johanna said, if you can't live off of your family, who can you live off of? If you can't count on your family, who can you count on?