<p>I think the increase in grads returning home might also be due to immigration. In many cultures it is normal and even expected for daughters and sons to live at home until they marry. My mother was an American from Wisconsin living in Mexico, and when she told us that her parents asked her to make her own way at 17, we were shocked. It seemed incredibly cold and harsh to us.<br>
I feel my home is my children’s home until I die or I am homeless. I do, however, draw the line at them bringing their spouse with them.</p>
<p>My son came back home with a plan and a good plan at that. He has an excellent job that is paying him well so his loans will be paid off sooner reather than later .He will be attending grad school next year with zero currunt loans and enough money to live on his own without our help during grad school. We do not take a dime of money from him because he is doing what we had discussed prior to attending college. Next year we will have our two middle kids at home and they plan on doing the same thing although the grad or professional ed plans are not yet determined. </p>
<p>It works out well with our son home and we do not mind it in the least. He has been a pleasure and is very self sufficient.</p>