Monthly Archives: June 2011

Contest for stories about living with parents

MyApartmentMap.com is currently running a contest for the best story from an adult child about lessons learned living with their parents. The prize is $100, and you can learn more about the contest at http://www.facebook.com/MyApartmentMap. Who knows — it could be a neat way to get your adult child thinking about what they have gained from the experience of living with you… and I’m sure $100 wouldn’t hurt on the path to independence!

Please note that adultchildrenlivingathome.com is not affiliated with this contest — just thought I’d let you know about it. Enjoy!

Interesting perspective from an adult son living at home

This video from WUSA9 in Rockville, MD, shows an interesting perspective from an adult son living at home. The family dynamics in the video are interesting to watch, but the revelation comes at the end, when the young man says that he would view having his own place as a “luxury” — the luxury part being that he wouldn’t “have to hear the nagging.” But he views that luxury as being worth only $100-$200 — not the $1,000 it would cost him to get an apartment of his own. So, he’s happy to stay put and live for free, with being “nagged” the only price he has to pay…

Do your kids see you as a nuisance they’d pay a few hundred dollars to avoid? If so, it’s time to have a serious talk about the reasons why your adult child is living at home, and a timeline for them to move out.

This video is from a WUSA9 news story at http://wusa9.com/news/article/153351/373/More-Adult-Kids-Live-With-Parents-