Still an adult, yet living with your parents

Now, first off, I’m not going to try not to judge here because my own family has a history of living with their parent(s).

If you’re between 18-25…is it awkward still living with your parents? Is it awkward living at home when you’re older? Do your parents treat you differently because you’re an adult, or still like a child because you’re living with them?

Around 77% of American children are living with parents, the highest number since records began in 1987. They are the victims of rising house prices, a difficult job market for young people and, worst of all, the mental agony of living with someone who used to brush your teeth for you.

Do your share of the cooking, cleaning and washing-up

Don’t you allow yourself to go into “child mode” just because it’s the house you grew up in? Housework is just as boringly joyless for your parents as for the rest of us. Do your share, or forfeit the right to call yourself a grown-ass adult.