Why do millennials use "live at home" as a euphemism for "live at my parents' home"?

we all live at home wrote:

Why is this strange euphemism necessary?

Better questions:

Why are you surprised an adult doesn't want to advertise they live with their parents? Are you that clueless?

It's because to them it is home. The people you are talking about likely never fully moved out, just went to college and likely spent summers back at their parents house. It never stopped being their home, so they refer to it as home, in their mind it never stopped being their home.

For me and for you it is our parents' house, because it's not where we live.

And I'll also say this, I am renting a house now as I'm in my mid to late 20's and not sure where I want or will live in the coming years. I don't say "I live at someone's house that I am renting". I say I'm at home at bla bla bla street/town. It's not my house since I'm renting, but it's my home. I don't need to tell people that I live at a person's house that I rent. Waaaay easier to just say I'm at home.

You think that you are smarter than you are.

I learned a new word.

You used it incorrectly though.

Well, I live in my wife's house.

tycobb wrote:

we all live at home wrote:

Why is this strange euphemism necessary?

Better questions:

Why are you surprised an adult doesn't want to advertise they live with their parents? Are you that clueless?

If you are a full grown adult living on your parents' dime, you clearly possess no sense of shame.

I've heard the term used plenty by Gen Xers at that age.

So, why are you calling out millennials for the Gen Y crowd?

Their home never changed wrote:

And I'll also say this, I am renting a house now as I'm in my mid to late 20's and not sure where I want or will live in the coming years. I don't say "I live at someone's house that I am renting". I say I'm at home at bla bla bla street/town. It's not my house since I'm renting, but it's my home. I don't need to tell people that I live at a person's house that I rent. Waaaay easier to just say I'm at home.

Lol you bring up a good point. Unless you are a homeowner, you're living in someone else's property. I currently rent and don't feel the need to say "I live at my landlord's house."

Star wrote:

I've heard the term used plenty by Gen Xers at that age.

So, why are you calling out millennials for the Gen Y crowd?

Because old people with limited intelligence like to stereotype people and they think that millennial means 'young person'.

trollism wrote:

Because old people with limited intelligence like to stereotype people and they think that millennial means 'young person'.

True.

I knew a guy who was born in 1981 (beginning range for millennials) who was always complaining about millennials.

we all live at home wrote:

"I live at home" is a tautology. Where you live, by definition, is your home, so of course you live at home.

But millennials have chosen to use this nonsense phrase as a code that actually means "I live in a home that belongs to someone else." Why is this strange euphemism necessary?

I've been wondering a similar thing. 30-somethings will say they're moving "back home" (ie back to their parents' house in their hometown) and it's like what? Were you here on an internship?

Sure, people should not mooch off their parents forever and there's a certain age where you should become independent (probably over 25) but I feel as if some people are also jealous of others who live with their parents. They are jealous because they are broke and tight to pay bills and they wish they had a break like that. Also, someone who lives with parents is not automatically broke. Good chance they are saving a lot of money actually amd that also produces jealousy from others.

trollism wrote:

Because old people with limited intelligence like to stereotype people and they think that millennial means 'young person'.

No, millennial means mid 20's to late 30's, which is why this usage of the phrase doesn't make sense.

Because they will never leave and will continue to sap me until I am deceased and then they will take the house

legit legging it wrote:

Sure, people should not mooch off their parents forever and there's a certain age where you should become independent (probably over 25) but I feel as if some people are also jealous of others who live with their parents. They are jealous because they are broke and tight to pay bills and they wish they had a break like that. Also, someone who lives with parents is not automatically broke. Good chance they are saving a lot of money actually amd that also produces jealousy from others.

Back that age down to 21 or further. Good grief

old dudez wrote:

Because they will never leave and will continue to sap me until I am deceased and then they will take the house

Best laugh I've had all day.

legit legging it wrote:

Sure, people should not mooch off their parents forever and there's a certain age where you should become independent (probably over 25)

Over 25? You're joking, right?

"Hi, I'm Dr. _______. I'm the resident who will be assisting with your surgery tomorrow. Unless my mom wants me to go to the store to get milk. Then she won't let me drive the car until I've gone to the store, and I won't be allowed to do surgery and I'll have to go to the store instead. But as long as the milk situation is good, I'm the resident who will be assisting with your surgery tomorrow. Anyway, what questions do you have for me?"

So by your logic, people who don’t own their homes outright should say ‘the bank-owned home that I live in and pay off’

Elvin wrote:

legit legging it wrote:

Sure, people should not mooch off their parents forever and there's a certain age where you should become independent (probably over 25)

Over 25? You're joking, right?

"Hi, I'm Dr. _______. I'm the resident who will be assisting with your surgery tomorrow. Unless my mom wants me to go to the store to get milk. Then she won't let me drive the car until I've gone to the store, and I won't be allowed to do surgery and I'll have to go to the store instead. But as long as the milk situation is good, I'm the resident who will be assisting with your surgery tomorrow. Anyway, what questions do you have for me?"

Considering how much med school debt doctors have, living at home would be a really smart choice.