Do You feel that it is proper to kick out teens when they turn 18?

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   kat11posted 12 years ago

   Do You feel that it is proper to kick out teens when they turn 18?
   
   

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   Daffy Duckposted 12 years ago

   No.  Everyone will have a difficult time in the world.  Our family is the one place where we should be able to find shelter.

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   CJ Andrewsposted 12 years ago

   I think this is circumstantial.  In some cases, yes.

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   duffsmomposted 12 years ago

   Even though 18 is considered adult, I think it is very young to get the world figured out.  And as Daffy Duck says, "family is the one place where we should be able to find shelter."
   
   But there would be ground rules, they would have to be a contributing member of the family and not freeloading.

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   simonpeter35posted 12 years ago

   No. I prefer my children will stay with me until they get married.

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   6hotfingers3posted 12 years ago

   I think it is appropriate to give them an option to learn a skill that could support them. Let them know they have a certain amount of time to complete the program. If they fail to follow through , they will be directed to find a job and an apartment. If they choose not to go to college or trade school, then its off to work and finding their own place. That makes them grow up faster.

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   jujanesterposted 12 years ago

   ....in our country, Philippines...it is not the rule,, stay as much as you want..until you have your own  family...or for some,, they still manage to live with parents though they've their own family already...

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   Poetic Foolposted 12 years ago

   No, though some kids of that age may be ready I would venture that most are not.  That aside, in the current economy it is hard for two-income families to get by much less and 18 year-old with a likely low-paying job.  I sure wouldn't kick my kids out at that age.  I was out from under my parents roof at 18 but I lived with my 22 year old brother.  I would have been screwed without him!

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