Man babies

Pobby

I have seen this expression bandied about on here. Pretty nasty expression at that.

I would be interested to understand the term. As far as I know it refers to men in their late 20`s, 30`s still living with their parents.

Frankly in the over priced accommodation market I am not surprised. No doubt it comes as a shock to some posters here that not all people earn a squillion pound a week, are single and live in the South East.

Looking at family currently living in the S.E, it is a major problem, unless you have a well paying job, and indeed a partner, to get any decent place to live. Even multi occupational places are not cheap.

I do wish that certain posters would show a little more compassion.

Loughton_Monkey

Tancred

Pobby wrote: »

I have seen this expression bandied about on here. Pretty nasty expression at that.

I would be interested to understand the term. As far as I know it refers to men in their late 20`s, 30`s still living with their parents.

Frankly in the over priced accommodation market I am not surprised. No doubt it comes as a shock to some posters here that not all people earn a squillion pound a week, are single and live in the South East.

Looking at family currently living in the S.E, it is a major problem, unless you have a well paying job, and indeed a partner, to get any decent place to live. Even multi occupational places are not cheap.

I do wish that certain posters would show a little more compassion.

Commonplace in Italy and Spain. What's the big issue?

ukcarper

Pobby wrote: »

I have seen this expression bandied about on here. Pretty nasty expression at that.

I would be interested to understand the term. As far as I know it refers to men in their late 20`s, 30`s still living with their parents.

Frankly in the over priced accommodation market I am not surprised. No doubt it comes as a shock to some posters here that not all people earn a squillion pound a week, are single and live in the South East.

Looking at family currently living in the S.E, it is a major problem, unless you have a well paying job, and indeed a partner, to get any decent place to live. Even multi occupational places are not cheap.

I do wish that certain posters would show a little more compassion.

I'm not so sure it's posters

JencParker

Pobby wrote: »

I have seen this expression bandied about on here. Pretty nasty expression at that.

I would be interested to understand the term. As far as I know it refers to men in their late 20`s, 30`s still living with their parents.

Frankly in the over priced accommodation market I am not surprised. No doubt it comes as a shock to some posters here that not all people earn a squillion pound a week, are single and live in the South East.

Looking at family currently living in the S.E, it is a major problem, unless you have a well paying job, and indeed a partner, to get any decent place to live. Even multi occupational places are not cheap.

I do wish that certain posters would show a little more compassion.

I don't think some posters know what compassion is. They'd probably trip over it or, more likely, kick it while its on the ground. Just ignore them. They just seem to like the sound of their own opinionated voices but seldom have anything of any value or interest to say anyway.

lollipopsarah

I hate this generalisation thing, my nearly 30 old son is still with us and not because he wants to be.
I also know of a work colleague who is now back with his mum after a divorce but can't afford to live otherwise.
xx

seven-day-weekend

SAVING_IS_DEAD_MONEY wrote: »

In essence the expression originates from HPC and refers to adult males who refuse to grow a spine, support themselves, and stand on their own two feet. They would rather live under the roof and rules of their mummy and sup the income of others, be that through housing, food, and utility costs. There is NO EXCUSE for a man approaching his 4th decade alive to still be attached to the umbilical cord of his mother.

Maybe the have reached an agreement within the family that if the son is going to pay extortionate rent to someone else, and doesn't earn enough to save a decent deposit, that they might as well pay less rent to mum and dad?(then they can save more deposit and mum and dad get extra income).

We'd have done this with our son if circumstances had been different.

I bet such a derogatory term is never used of single women living with their parents.

JonnyBravo

Derogatory term?
Really?
It's just some nutter trying to get a rise from those more easily wound up.
I lived with my parents til I was 28. I'm not embarrassed or ashamed of that. They helped me willingly. They're my parents. Good parents do that.
It is commonplace and may even speak of the posters jealousy that he didn't get quite such a helping hand.
I guess whilst he does own a house he recognises he'd own more or bigger property if he'd had such a helping hand. I reckon he's jealous.

seven-day-weekend

JonnyBravo wrote: »

Derogatory term?
Really?
It's just some nutter trying to get a rise from those more easily wound up.
I lived with my parents til I was 28. I'm not embarrassed or ashamed of that. They helped me willingly. They're my parents. Good parents do that.
It is commonplace and may even speak of the posters jealousy that he didn't get quite such a helping hand.
I guess whilst he does own a house he recognises he'd own more or bigger property if he'd had such a helping hand. I reckon he's jealous.

Totally agree and we helped our son too. I still think it's a derogatory term though , implying that they HAVE got something to be ashamed of.

CLAPTON

in other contexts, the idea of several generations living together and supporting each other, is seen as a totally desirable and merit worthly thing

Luke273

Just remember that this particular poster has an agenda. You can easily tell from every single post that he makes, he wants house prices to go up as much as possible, so he keeps posting positive house price articles and comments to increase the consumer confidence. Of course the type of people who don't increase house prices, i.e. people who live with their parents, do not contribute to his agenda and as such he belittles and mocks them.

If any readers here still live with their parents or thinking about your options, just ignore his comments. His aim is to get people buying and he will say anything to get people out of their parents house or out of renting.