Southern California → Re: 30-something teenagers?

I'm talking way beyond a helping hand or even a major bailout from mom & dad when one is out on their own.

In order to maintain appearances and the oh so valued success-lifestyle (make pretend as it may be), parents have financially underwritten their kids for a long time. I have run into many young, seemingly successful people...only to later find out the real "back story"; that their parents were financially fueling their business or they had some "trust" that paid off like a slot machine every January.

I'm not talking about them in particular, although they fall into the category. I'm wondering about the kids that just never leave home. A failure to launch, but in mass. Does anybody actually see a trend of grown adults, living in the same room at 30, as they did when they were 3?

Not my peers, no (I'm 37). But I have heard what you speak of.

You'll love this one. Even in South Orange County, it's a gem.

A girl my son knows is 16, possibly 17. Parents bought her a MBZ CLK because her initials are CLK. She didn't like it, so she's now driving an ML.

Just in case, I'm petitioning the court to change my name to Simon Lawson. I'll let you know how that works out for me.

I know a few kids like that:

Miss Porsha Boxster
Mr. Austin Martin the IX (they call him DB for short)
Ms. May Back
Mrs. Bertha M. Wilson (Married name, formerly Bertha Butt, one of the Butt sisters)
Ms. Rose Royce...

...alright, enough of that.

Beyond the overly spoiled brats, do you notice any adults living with their parents beyond the norm?

The neighborhood's too young. Too early to tell.
Seems like the stage has been set for a lot of late bloomers, though.

Don't we already have a subject matter expert lurking around here?

Speaking of SME's, where has whylenranger0948473839 disappeared too...

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