my mum sitll comes to my medical appoitments with me etc and im 34 parenthood doesnt stop when your 18 unlike the uk who seem to ship theur kids off to boarding school aged 8 out of site out of mind ehh?
Well, just for comparison. Two extremely close relatives of mine and me around that age.
Female, age 32, married, two children (had three but one died while a toddler from congenital illness), left school at sixteen, business woman with small chain of upmarket chocolate shops.
Female, age 34. left school and home at 18, worked her way during university in various sales jobs, three degrees, first, masters and doctorate. Works at national headquarters of a major company. Has bought her own apartment and has almost finished building her own house. Took her grandmother in when she was very ill and needed regular hospital treatment (and paid privately for that treatment for her and accompanied her to her appointments). About to get married.
Male - (me when I was 34, some years ago now). Left school and home at 18. University with grant for first degree but two further degrees (masters and doctorate) undertaken part time while working. Working in London, responsible for team of 32 subordinates.
Not everybody chooses to live at home with mummy and daddy till they are in their mid-30s you know. And not everyone automatically believes that daddy must be present for pre-arranged surgery on the hand of his adult child.
And just in case you didn't know - a large proportion of boarders in the UK are now from foreign parts including Europe, Asia and even Australasia.
