Boomerang child?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “‘<span word="boomerang">boomerang</span>’ <span word="child">child</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> (<span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="boomerang">boomerang</span>” <span word="child">child</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="venturing">venturing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22 <span word="and">and</span> 34 <span word="still">still</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="boomerang">boomerang</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span>. <span word="Boomerang">Boomerang</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="theoretically">theoretically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="outgrown">outgrown</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="outlived">outlived</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> 21 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="reunion">reunion</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="elders">elders</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="boomerang">boomerang</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>.</p><p><span word="Boomerang">Boomerang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="boomerang">boomerang</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="some">some</span> 20 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coinage">coinage</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="boomerang">boomerang</span> <span word="child">child</span>” – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="RETURNS">RETURNS</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p>
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