tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905922288517555692.post2561834844831673107..comments2023-08-10T04:26:09.048-04:00Comments on Wise Man's Heart: When "kids" are no longer kidsHermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048343595688010664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905922288517555692.post-68642665852719472822007-09-03T05:27:00.000-04:002007-09-03T05:27:00.000-04:00Interesting post.I agree that there is a kind of p...Interesting post.<BR/>I agree that there is a kind of prolonged adolescence for most younger Americans, and it started really with my generation, the baby boomers. But to be fair, many of my generation were responsible and self-reliant.<BR/>I know a lot of younger people who do still think of themselves as kids when they are well into their twenties and older, and I know of many, many examples of these twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings who still live at home, or who keep returning home when they run into financial trouble, or they may have Mommy and Daddy supporting them even though they live on their own. Many parents today are keeping their children dependent and infantile. I don't know why; are they too indulgent, or do they want to keep their offspring dependent and thus closer to them? <BR/>My parents encouraged me to be independent as soon as possible. Nowadays it seems most parents are unwilling to push their 'kids' out of the nest. <BR/>-VAVanishing Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723746944036650219noreply@blogger.com