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Father Jonathan Morris discusses the latest Pew survey on the rising number of adult children still living at home.
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Talk about failure to launch three in ten young adults live with that parents highest level since the 1950s.
This is according to a new survey from the pew research -- -- Joining the company is the ever compassionate Fox News contributor Father Jonathan Morris all all of -- god wants you happy just loads they.
Putting -- he's -- introduction.
That is absolutely antagonizing -- because Stuart what did you say off air.
Would you say what you doing your own children eighteen and out and I said the rule what compassion.
Where is the compassion but -- That don't you think that youngsters when they -- the age of eighteen or nineteen if you wanna -- now this is compassion that in our children adults they can vote get out then make your own way in this world stuff that can be tended to mom and -- the apron strings come on against -- right you know it.
There is a point I just -- argue that the you know that I don't know I lived in Europe for nine years and there is a -- jokes about this within.
In in Italy great that they that the guys live.
With their mother and tell their 303540.
Years old yet and they -- January and they never have kids in the society break below exactly and in much of that has to do with the fact when a society B comments.
It economically not healthy.
These kids who are now adults cannot afford to buy a house -- rolling inaudible they cannot afford along with -- It that youngsters who are not self sufficient to not dynamic.
Getting out there I'm making though way in this world forming households getting married having children.
That is -- that.
Clauses economic -- I think you're right -- it goes both ways and it's and that's what we have to make sure that we fight for a system in which we do not become dependent on the government.
On radio -- -- no doubt but.
Things happen once -- a aids society and they in a financial system gets to a point in which it is absolutely impossible to buy -- house.
So -- really end up staying some -- don't even many friends -- quit India Stewart quite honestly.
Directly in Europe right -- in Italy in particular -- best.
They -- based on.
You do not move out of the house until your grandfather grandmother -- and then you take over their house you think that's pending -- no it's not it's a sad state of affairs no doubt so do my lack of compassion by telling my you've not got normally are always you don't always lack compassion.
I do not as anything other former altar boy in the room here let me argue compassion.
Teach a man deficiency have given him a fish tomorrow -- -- you.
If I have an -- who were better -- -- real compassion.
Is to seize someone's self reliance accustomed to grow into.
And misses those parents are taking in in Atlanta children's study comparative literature in college and no wonder they don't have a job because what can you do with a competitive comparative literature degree in this economy.
Force in this study county -- missed any computer scientists not engineering or something that is higher rebel.
They're also part of the problem here is that it isn't any culture -- that the parents are our our our our I have created from from agent whine all the way to age eighteen and it acts.
When I say -- -- as a side point -- it would probably agree -- that but I -- much prefer to say to you I agree with -- I just can't get myself this angry with -- So it's -- -- you like -- -- exactly -- you -- -- answer the question yes is it necessarily compassionate.
To bring your children back into the household and have been -- with you through that twenties and into that though this does not compassion note you know it did it without without any strings or responsibilities involved absolutely not.
And we should make sure I was talking to be a naked lady just before coming in and she was telling me you know.
We have this -- -- set up to that would might if my child needs to come back I allow them to stay there but they pay.
A certain amount.
And I that we she said not my husband and I are actually keeping -- without telling them we're keeping an aside in -- it up for them.
The money that their opinion and we say look how much you.
Have had saved by being I think there's you -- have to be eight no doubt responsibility but you also have to cities of my children I wonder if the -- talker today yeah.
I'll -- you spend an -- for nine years nothing is too long if you ask me you know we do not want to become.
-- Italy apps -- -- absolutely right but had but Stuart you're Tony.
Should we let our children back into the house yes but -- should -- respond as it is our strong a lot of back problems -- -- rock -- guys.
Absolutely nick Robinson is a -- you get you -- -- let's -- -- you -- a crap I.
About.
I have to say -- a great principle nature children are responsible and make sure their consequences to their bad decisions.
But if they come knocking on the door.
Lebanon and make sure that the I'd get a fresh start again in the last would beacon analyst that's a first.
Look at -- falls into the effects of our commitment as.
