"Kicking your kid out as soon as they turn 18 is abusive."

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I keep seeing videos and posts of parents who do this and justify it. And no, I’m not talking about the kids who are psychopaths or sadists or whatever.

I have never once heard any good parent explain with good reasoning why they kick their kid out of the house as soon as they’re legally able too. They always default to the same excuse of “well I don’t have to take care of them anymore”. Sorry, but being a parent doesn’t stop at 18. When you have a child and choose to raise it, then you’re going to be their parents for life. That includes making sure that they are given a good start into adulthood by allowing them to gain life experience first. Which means letting them live with you until they’re comfortable being on their own.

I have never, ever understood how any self proclaimed “good mother” or “good father” can be excited to throw their child on the streets without a second thought as soon as they can. You’re setting your kid up for failure. It’s abusive, and you shouldn’t have had children if you didn’t want to put in the work of having one.