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Livin' at Home

Date: Dec 11 2020

Themes: Family

Grammar: You're vs. Your

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When angry, American fathers commonly shout, “As soon as you’re 18, you’re on your own means a lot. It means you’re a legal adult, and, more often than not, people move out of their parents’ home when they are 18.

...And some of them come back or never leave at all. Adults live with their parents for lots of reasons. Sometimes their parents need care, or they need a place to stay to save up money after college. Even though it’s relatively common, people tend to look down on adults who live with their parents in the United States. Listen to Beren and Marni talk about it.

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Marni

Beren

Marni: So I was reading that Time Magazine article recently about when you…Like, people in their 30s and moving back in with their parents…

Beren: Yeah, that’s a huge thing.

Marni: Yeah, and I was thinking, you know, in this culture, there’s such a stigma against living with your parents past a certain age. Like, you’re sort of viewed as a failure or something. But in many cultures, in many places in the world it’s pretty normal to live with your family.

Beren: Yeah, you don’t move out until you’re married. And if you never marry, you never move out.

Marni: Well, that or even sometimes you marry and yet you just live with your family and then, you know…Sort of in this country, I think parents move back in once they’re elderly, but it’s like, there’s this huge gap of time where it’s totally taboo and frowned upon, if you will…

Beren: I know a bunch of people who are actually moving back in with their parents.

Marni: I did it for like half a year when I was 29. It was great. I saved a lot of money.

Beren: Yeah?

Marni: Yeah. And my parents were happy to have me there. It’s an interesting thing. I don’t know…Is it so terrible?

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Discussion

Marni recently read an article about how many grown Americans are moving back in with their parents. It made her think about how in many countries, it’s perfectly normal to live with your parents past 30.

Beren notes that in a lot of places, people live with their families until they get married. But Marni points out that sometimes even married people continue to live with their family.

In the US, parents sometimes move in with their children when they get older and need someone to help take care of them. But there is a gap of 30 or 40 years between when the child turns 18 and the parents become elderly when it’s regarded as strange for them to live together.

Nonetheless, Beren knows a few people who have moved back in with their parents. Marni lived with her parents for a brief time a little while ago. She saved money and her parents were glad she was there. What’s so wrong about living with your parents when you’re an adult?

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julywidiawati

Indonesia

well, at my country, living with your family after you getting marry is a common thing, and move out from your family while u are 18 is not common…:)

madazak

China

I prefer to live on my own,but the crude reality makes u have to live with ur parents for the reason of money,house,etc,but,whatever,living with parents is not bad

xiaoyuelinglong

China

i agree the opinion that you should depend on yourself when you are 18. it is a test in your life , our parents give us a lot , at the moment , we must do some for them . so , if you decide to move out of your parents ' home , just think of your parents whether they like .

jinlejuan

China

I think living with parents is not shame but can share the happiness with you and your parents.

sensation87

China

i think it is very common to living with your parents in China,because many people think that is your responsibility to take care your parents ,they will feel lonely when they getting old ,so living with them is better

ola3

Ukraine

I think to on your own gives you more freedom and responsibility about your lifestyle. You are a boss and no one tells what to do. But life is hard and often we need help from our parents on different accounts.

annan69

India

You can be on your own. But still be with your parents. Share your love and money too. That’s the realy joy.

lcsilva77

Brazil

here in Brazil is a huge thing to live with parents even after 30's….but i think there is one special reason to this: in our culture ppl have to leave the parents' house when they get married…and it happens after 30, 35 …..so ppl are leaving the parents house later. I have friends who left the parents house, but still depends on them to pay at least one bill (rent, electrict, anything). In my opinion, it doesnt mean a total independence….the total independence happens when you can support your self financially….

chelsea2000

United States

I am born in a tribe or we respect the custom, so children 18 years of age can not live with their parents.
If an adult of 30 years returned to live with his parents, a parent will be forced to leave the house otherwise it will be death.

chelsea2000

United States

dt.mucu

Turkey

Oh it is not true in our culture. İn turkey, families only let move out their children if they go to collage. İ had lived on my own about 8 years. İ was boardring studant for 3 years at high school then i went to collage and i lived my homemate 5 years.Now i m living with my parents until married.

C-Note

Lithuania

It's a great thing to love your familie, but be ready for to leave them because all good things come to an end. Unfortunately, one day they will die, so be ready and prepare yourself for it and create your own familie. Make a great day ^.~

sinemis

Turkey

this is often a morally wrong thing in Türkiye to live away from your parents especially if you are a girl:P but in some ocations that can be acceptable like studying or working..

ali92

Pakistan

i love china.

ali92

Pakistan

china is good.

ali92

Pakistan

I am ali. And belongs to pakistan.

sweet monaliza

Egypt

i think it's terrible for ur own to be still livin wz your parents until the age of 30 specially if u r egyptian

romubx

France

I'm go out from the house since i had 18 to go at university and i'll never go back. It's too important to be free and live as we want and not like parents would like.

-xing-

Indonesia

Well, i think living with parents when u becomes an adult isn't wrong at all.. We live together no matter how old we are.. Because we are family… If there is any issue about inability by living alone, juz ignore it.. why do we have to prove that we can live alone??? To be Proud in front of the other people?? Is there another better Reason beside that??

however, it's not true that an adult who isn't live together with their family is capable..

we may hear people's opinion, but It's better to choose our own choice without involving the others opinion in making a decision…because we are the one who is responsible for that choice, not them.. is that right? so it's okey if a married couple decided to live on their own, coz that is their choice..

at last, why do we have to wait our parents until their 40's or 50's, so we can accept them to live with us?
why do we, as their children, have to wait until they are old enough to ask us to take care of them?

we can start to love the others, By lovin our own parents first…