>Realistically, who's going to tell their somewhat lazy underachieving child to get out and go to a homeless shelter or park bench? Please don't strawman me. A

>Realistically, who's going to tell their somewhat lazy underachieving child to get out and go to a homeless shelter or park bench? Please don't strawman me. At no point did I say we should kick kids out of the house with nothing, nor not allow them back under their parents' wing when they fail. It's absolutely silly (in normal circumstances) to force your kid to live at a homeless shelter when you have the resources to help them back on their feet. But I feel it's important to do so in a manner than encourages independence, rather than encouraging dependance. After all, the parents won't be around forever- sooner or later the kid(s) will need to be self-sufficient enough to survive without that safety net. What I said was in response to the parent's question of "is there anything wrong with letting kids stay at home longer". That's all.