When my parents dropped me off at college, they weren’t as sad as I wanted them to be. And once I graduated, they lobbed me out of the house like a javelin.
At the time it stung. But now I see things clearly. As parents of three teenage girls, they were probably thinking: One down, two to go.
A lot has changed since my parents gently (but firmly) kicked me out decades ago. Young adults are returning home in record numbers. Half of Americans age 18 to 29 live with one or both of their parents, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.
This isn’t shocking: Many are reeling from student debt, the rise of housing costs and stagnating entry-level salaries, as well as the psychological, physical and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
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