there is this totally fallacious notion that maturity just happens. people don't just mature one day, or even over some indeterminate period. maturity is a skill that is developed as soon as a child can talk. its built up every single day, throughout their entire lives, and it doesn't stop. the very idea of kicking a kid out as if they're a bid being dropped from a nest and forced to fly is fundamentally retarded at every level. with proper parenting your children are fully competent people long before the age of 18. there is no arbitrary date that they're just "adult" and should be forced away from you.
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