Excellent tinkerbelle!! The problem nowadays is that so many young people can't or don't want to leave home 'till in their late 20s, sometimes even later. It is also that many of them don't, can't or won't pay their way. And those who do manage to move out and start a life for themselves often end up coming back time and time again, because we as parents don't want to let them down. They come back due to family split ups, not being able to cope with the costs of living on their own, sometimes so that they can simply save money on housing etc etc. Parents used to look forward to restarting their life with their partners once the children had flown the nest, catching up with all the things they were unable to do while the children were still young. Now parents often are still providing for their offspring and grand children, even when they are of pensionable age! Sad really!