Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?

[33girl]

I moved back in with my parents after graduation for a few years. I was working full time retail at the time. My mother was partially disabled by that time, so I also did a lot of things concerning my grandparents (her parents) that she couldn't do.

Some people think I was "spoiled" because I came back there and lived rent free but they have no idea what my day to day was like. I'd wager to say that among these "refusing to grow up" kids, there are probably some similar stories.

Out of my college and HS friends who married right after HS/college, the percentage of people who are actually still with that first spouse is about 50/50.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Some people think I was "spoiled" because I came back there and lived rent free but they have no idea what my day to day was like. I'd wager to say that among these "refusing to grow up" kids, there are probably some similar stories.

Yes, one of my best girlfriends moved home right after graduation because her father had died earlier that year, and her grandmother about a year before that, and she was the only child of an only child and had to do a lot of estate stuff with her mom. It was definitely not a "fun" time for her.