The Shame of Living at Home After College Is a Lie. Here’s the Truth.
The stigma of college graduates living at home is a relic of a brief, anomalous post-WWII era. Today’s economic reality—crushing student debt, soaring rents, stagnant wages—makes multi-generational living not just rational but necessary. Shame is the price we pay for believing a lie about how adulthood should look. It’s time to drop the guilt and call adaptation what it is: smart.