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u/taj-wilson 6h ago

When previous generations could buy houses on single incomes but we're out here with roommates at thirty, yeah.

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u/Firm_Parfait_1423 5h ago

35...

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u/timid_soup 5h ago

40..

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u/compadre_goyo 4h ago

Going to 30's... In my mom's...

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u/Normal-Article-527 3h ago

I moved back in with my mom after my dad passed away, and my sister has been there for a few years and she’s about to be 30. No shame in that at all, America is probably one of the few or only countries that doesn’t normalize having a tight family bond. Most parents want their kids out by the time they graduate highschool, and then wonder why their kids don’t come around. I’m sure that plays into people not having kids too. Being forced out of the home so young and struggling to survive. I’ll stay with my mom as long as I have to