... he gets upset when the subject of having him move out and be on his own comes up.
Our adult son was laid off because of the pandemic and struggled with depression.It took him a while to get a part-time job, and now he was finally hired full time. We are very happy for him.He tells us that because of his depression he is afraid to live on his own and needs to have family around.We are getting close to retirement and don’t want to have children living with us when we do retire.We are fine with helping him out until he graduates.
Your elder son has already made great strides - he moved across the country and is now working full time. That’s huge. He is being honest regarding the impact of his depression, but he may also be using his depression as a crutch.According to a study published by the Pew Research Center, “At the height of the pandemic, more people under 30 were living with their parents than were living on their own ... the highest percentage since the great depression.
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