• nesc@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    I did, it was horrible. Jokes aside, only heard about such things on the internet. Even in hardcore alcoholics/drug addicts families it never happens? Children can run away, but to boot them out on arbitrary date is weird.

    • InputZero@lemmy.world
      9·
      5 days ago

      It’s an outdated attitude. When I was in highschool I knew of a handful of classmates who were apartment hunting for their 18th birthday. Some parents thought it was best to get the kid out of the craddle as fast as possible so they could start facing the real world. Others, their parents hated being parents and wanted the kid out. Keep in mind that back then a highschool student with a decent part time job that gave over a dozen or so hours a week could just barely afford a starter apartment, but it was doable. Now that same job wouldn’t be enough to cover the electricity bill. Today it’s an incredibly heartless thing to do to a teenager.

      • nesc@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        I mean it’s not like you are stopping being family/relatives when children become adults. It would be extremely traumatizing if my parents just kicked me out next day after 18 birthday and we aren’t even close and never were.

    • Corkyskog
      6·
      5 days ago

      You would be surprised. I know a couple people from my childhood, and one person recently who did that. Said it was the only way for them to learn to self sustain.