What you are confusing here is the "growing up" term. It is not only about changing one number, it is about becoming mature too. Obviously, a 25 year old guy who only does drugs and stays in his room doing nothing all day isn't a grown up man. And as such, he wouldn't have a big voice in a household in my culture.
Unfortunately, my family is not a functional one. But yet, even in the most dysfunctional families around here, it would be seen as cold if you expect child to leave your house when they turn 18. And also, if a parent acts as your "owner" or your "boss", it would also seem sad and weird. I would say that our family relationships are like this: we try to stick together as much as possible, we share and make decisions together, but we give the elders the highest priority in everything.
IIN that I think that family issues are not resolved by "moving out"?
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Well, now that's an exaggerated response...
What you are confusing here is the "growing up" term. It is not only about changing one number, it is about becoming mature too. Obviously, a 25 year old guy who only does drugs and stays in his room doing nothing all day isn't a grown up man. And as such, he wouldn't have a big voice in a household in my culture.
Unfortunately, my family is not a functional one. But yet, even in the most dysfunctional families around here, it would be seen as cold if you expect child to leave your house when they turn 18. And also, if a parent acts as your "owner" or your "boss", it would also seem sad and weird. I would say that our family relationships are like this: we try to stick together as much as possible, we share and make decisions together, but we give the elders the highest priority in everything.