Stop calling us "children." It's offense and rude. How very convenient that the cutoff of adulthood is your own age—if you're going to insult vast numbers of functional adults, at least insult yourself in the process. Silly child.
First of all, you are in fact wrong. The majority of young adults do in fact live independently. [0]
Second of all, if you think that adulthood isn't reached until 25, why would you be advocating for reinforcing this supposed infantilization?
[How very convenient that the cutoff of adulthood is your own age]
I chose the number 25 because it is usually a few years after most people have graduated college and have entered the work force. The number 25 is used in many places as a "special" age. Insurance companies, rental car companies, hotel bookings, etc...
[you're going to insult vast numbers of functional adults, at least insult yourself in the process. Silly child.]
I don't know about your peers, but from my graduating class of ~1000, I would guess there were less than 100 who were completely independent by 23.
[First of all, you are in fact wrong. The majority of young adults do in fact live independently.]
I'd like to lend my support to "old enough to realize that the real world sucks".
By that measure, I reached adulthood two weeks short of my 25th birthday. That, of course, was when I was laid off for the first time, just after signing a year-long lease on a new apartment.
That's probably just coincidence, though. I'm sure that many people realized the real world sucks earlier than I did.
Most people don't get college degrees, so that's a poor jumping off point to begin with. Near 68% of Americans do not have a bachelors degree. Many who do enroll simply drop out long before graduating.
First of all, you are in fact wrong. The majority of young adults do in fact live independently. [0]
Second of all, if you think that adulthood isn't reached until 25, why would you be advocating for reinforcing this supposed infantilization?
[0] http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/07/29/more-snake people-living-with-family-despite-improved-job-market/