Time Magazine Says Being 30 and Living at Home is Awesome

No, this isn't a joke. Time actually has an article that talks about how great it is to be 30 years old and still living with your parents.

Just how much of a bummer is it to be well past the age of adulthood and still living under your parent’s roof? As this living arrangement grows increasingly common, the perception is that it’s not so bad after all. In fact, living with mom and dad can be pretty sweet.

Sorry folks, I don't see anything sweet about it. Sure, there are some exceptions like cultural, or taking care of a sick or aging parent, but if your 30 years old and still living with mommy and daddy something went wrong in your life somewhere.

When I was in college and shortly after my Mom told me that I could come home if I ever needed to. In my own mind, there was no way I was going to let that happen. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents and enjoy seeing them, but I wouldn't want to move it with them again. Why? I always viewed it as failure and I believe many view moving back in with the parents the same way.

Not according to Time though. They think living at home with your parents is a vacation. Here is an example they use.

After four years of dorm living in New York City, with fire alarms that wrenched us from bed at 2:30 a.m., cursing whatever drunk sophomore had pulled the emergency lever “for fun,” I appreciated the quiet. I loved having a house to myself, 9 to 5. I loved hosting elaborate meals for my parents’ friends, the overworked adults sighing with relief into their glasses of wine. I loved my parents, come to that, and the long conversations we had on world events prompted by my hours in the kitchen listening to NPR.

So instead of getting a job from 9 to 5 so this person could get their own place, they instead sit in the kitchen listening to NPR all day. That's not awesome. That's pathetic.

The fact is, no one really wants to be stuck living with their parents. For Time to call it awesome is just moronic.