A Solution for the Boomerang Kids to
Find Their Own Home Successfully
What is a Boomerang?
It is a wooden hunting tool originated in Australia. There are two types, returning and non-returning. The returning boomerang is for recreation and used as a decoy to frighten game birds into capturing nets. A non-returning boomerang is designed to throw as straight as possible to bring down the targeted bird or animal. Not only as hunting devices, but they are used as musical instruments, fighting clubs, etc. Today there are many different boomerang designs to suit how they are used as seen on the video.
Who are the Boomerang Kids?
The Boomerang Kids or the Boomerang Generation is today’s young adults returning to their parents’ home and live with their parents after they lived on their own for a period of time. They are not freely choosing but they go back to their parents’ house out of financial needs. This is no longer a few isolated incidents but applies to a statistically very large number of young adults. Just like a man’s imagination finds different boomerang shapes, we will find a solution to set the Boomerang Kids free.
In Order to have better perspectives on generational differences, let us briefly take a look at generations in America.
Generations in America:
As much as Americans are known to be individualistic compared to the rest of the world, they also fall under similar characteristics as categories of generations. You are pretty much a product of your generation.
Below listed are some collective features based on when you grew up.
1] Born before 1926; Greatest Generation
Civic duty, life-long marriage, birth of labor union movement
Village or small town living, few electrical appliances, no air travel, radio or TV.
2] Born between 1927 to 1945; Silent Majority
Loyalty to job and company, long lasting marriage, retirement of easy sitting on a rocking chair, hard work & discipline
3] Born between 1946 and 1964; Baby Boomers
Optimistic, Self-centered, TV and divorce generation, technology in learning, massive population as a group, Retirement equals enjoyment of life, caught in a bad turn of economy in old age.
4] Born between 1965 and 1980; Generation X
Latch key kids, mistrust of institutions, eager to have their marriage work but resulting in many single parents, commitment to self and not to companies, deep credit card debts
5] Born between 1981 and 2000; Millennium or Generation Y
Raised by parents who refocused on child rearing, self care, fear of outer world violence of guns, a total immersion 24/7 to digital learning and living, academic pressure, fast and immediate results.
“Kids are back!”
Why is it so upsetting for every one?
1] Quite frankly, I don’t think it’s just the Boomerang Generation going back to live at their parents’ home.
- How many people went back to live at their parents’ home as adults?
- Out of desperation, asked for help.
- Swallowing their ego and pride!
- Casting aside their shame!
2] It’s really not easy for parents and adult children to live together.
- Kids are Messy…Ok, for parents whether they are Baby boomers or Generation X’s , it’ s really annoying. Your kids came back and messing up your schedule and leaving dishes unwashed in the sink, Mothers are done with cleaning up after their kids.
- Got over Empty Nest Syndrome…
In America, it is really upsetting. Baby Boomer Parents want freedom. After a few months of grief and loneliness of experiencing the syndrome of Empty Nest Syndrome, they begin to enjoy freedom.
3] Perception of incompetency…
As an adult you are supposed to be financially independent and take care of yourself and have your own family. Everyone sees you are incompetent and you failed.
4] Entitlement is a big ‘NO’ …
Parents see their kids expecting and feel that the kids are acting like they are entitled to be big babies.
No more free room and board! Mothers got educated about caring about themselves and focusing on themselves.
5] Controlling Parents…
Kids don’t like it either being bossed around. Their parents are always critical and giving advice.
Boomerang Generation is a social and economic symptom and not personal:
Before we try to solve our problems, we need to educate ourselves and understand the root of issues.
Here are some alarming facts:
- One in five people in their 20s and early 30s is currently living with his or her parents.
- 60 percent of all young adults receive financial support from their parents.
- A significant worsening from one generation ago, when only one in 10 young adults moved back home.
- Nearly 45 percent of 25-year-olds have outstanding loans, with an average debt above $20,000.
- More than half of recent college graduates are unemployed or underemployed, meaning they make substandard wages in jobs that don’t require a college degree.
The NY times magazine article explains, “the shift is due to people born in the late 1980s and early 1990s came of age amid several unfortunate and overlapping economic trends.”
Deeper understanding to get to a solution:
1] The Model of a Returning Boomerang:
Based on its design and shape, riding on a particular wind’s current, the boomerang will return to its original point. The Design Model is Kid’s higher education and investment of money beyond their means to get a secure job. Since there are no jobs to change the flow, it will continue to ride on the wind as dictated by the shape. Returning to its origination which is the Parents’ Home. In this model, the Boomerang Kids have to go back to their parents.
2] Your kids didn’t come home because they are losers or they are lazy:
They didn’t come home to take advantage of their parents. They are seeking support and help. They don’t know how to articulate their deepest frustration and disappointments well. This is an opportunity for creating deeper dialogues among the family members.
3] (Spiritual Basics) Celebrate “We are Family!
Enjoy occasional meals together and encourage natural dialogues.
You would want to be there for each other. Many parents feel so sad that their kids live far away. Many parents are anxious and worried about their troubled kids whom they lost touch with. Practice gratitude because after all you can support each other when things are tough.
4] (Personal Development Basics) Set up rules and healthy boundaries.
Spell out choirs, responsibilities and house rules.
Mature family can discuss and prevent needless blowups.
Agree and disagree openly.
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