evilbrent

yeah, don't sweat it.

it's perfectly ethical for a person to accept financial aid during that one last push into adulthood - as long as you're ACTUALLY using the time to better yourself or somehow improve your chances in life.

Personally, I'd be willing to let my kids slack around at home for a few years after they left high school, presuming they didn't go to uni or something, as long as they pumped almost every cent of their fast-food job into investing in their own future - buying their first investment property at age 19, or starting a business... whatever. That's fine by me.

It's when you get these kids turning 25 who've got nothing to show for it... that's what upsets me.

I'll be paying for as much of my kid's education - be it trade apprenticeship, uni, School-Of-Life after high school as I can. But I won't be funding their lifestyle, just helping them consolidate their investment in themselves.