Is it a privilege for your parents to continue supporting you after 18? Or is that just what parents are supposed to do? I feel like it’s both, but I’m conflicted.

Like I don’t necessarily think parents should be praised for doing what parents are supposed to do. But who determines what parents are *supposed* to do? That varies so much because of lack of resources.

I genuinely expected my parents to continue supporting me after 18 and well beyond that. And I struggle with feeling whether I’m privileged for expecting the people who made me to always be able to take care of me (as needed) or if that’s just what they’re supposed to do???

This is always such an interesting topic for me to think about because how I was raised, my parents would literally be okay with supporting me for the rest of my life. I have a home in them forever. I just can’t grasp parental support having a time limit.

The privilege here is the fact that my parents are ABLE to support their kids forever. I don’t think being supported in general is a privilege. It’s honestly something all children should be entitled to. Some parents just don’t have the resources to do it, and I don’t fault them.

My issue is solely with parents who *have* the means to support their kids in adulthood, and choose not to. That is evil to me.