When she turns to scan the crowd, I wonder if she has plans after dinner tonight. I wonder if she has plans for tomorrow, or next week. I wonder if she is happy or scared, or both. I wonder if she is looking for me.

The economy could be considered a viable reason for helping a young adult get on their feet. But let's take a look at the other half of the experts' scenarios.

With an estimated 85 percent of new college grads moving back home and roughly 13 percent of adult children ages 18-29 returning home after attempting...

Much like the object they're named after, the topic of boomerang kids keeps coming back up. Recently on HuffPost Live, host Abby Huntsman and six gues...

By necessity, my 22-year-old son has become a genius at creating a meal from nothing. He does not appear all that concerned that his parents are trying to starve him out of the house.

On Monday night the topic of boomerang kids moving back in with their families was back in the spotlight, with a HuffPost Live segment featuring the v...

Some boomerang kids may be able to recall having this feeling growing up: There's an entire world waiting for me that my parents do not want me to exp...

We did what we thought was best for our kids -- and I believe the majority of our kids are trying to do the best they can for themselves as well.

Whoever coined the phrase "the empty nest" didn't have real children.

I was excited about my son getting involved in a life of his choosing at college, excited about the possibilities. What I wasn't prepared for was the coming home part.

My friend leans forward, gripping her latte with both hands. "He looked so peaceful, lying there on the couch with an afghan bunched under his head," she said. "I could hear him snoring slightly -- just like he did when he was a baby. Sound asleep. And you know what? I just wanted to smack him on the head and scream 'Get up! Get up! Get your lazy ass up and do something!'"

Baby boomers have been enabling their kids' extended adolescence for over two decades, spurred on by their desire to have a more honest, authentic, intimate connection with their children than most of them enjoyed with their own parents.

If you think the Wall Street protests are formidable, watch out when the boomers fully wake up to their plight and mobilize. Then you will know: It's one solid generation to reckon with.