I'll second this notion. I know of a grown family (youngest in early 40's) and without exception, they're all adult-children, incapable of forging ahead in this world. Their parents have continually bailed them out of bad decisions, bad marriages, bad businesses for 2 decades. The only problem is now the parents made some bad business decisions so the whole family unit is in big trouble. I've seen a grown man in his 40's crying to his Mum, who comforts him with the sorts of noises you would to soothe a 5 year old. I'm not talking about 'my friend died' here - I'm talking about 'my life sucks and I hate my job'