Getting Your Adult Child To Move Out

You got this.

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I actually did most of these with my 25 year old son. Some were accidental. I leave it to you to guess which ones I did, and also which ones were accidental. Hint: number 10 was the magic number that got him to move out.

1. Buy them a big backpack, and a one-way ticket to Europe. A Eurail train pass is a nice extra touch to show them how much you love them.
2. Be up reading in the living room when he/she comes home at 2:00 in the morning with a hook-up from the club. Introduce yourself as “the Mom,” and ask if they need anything.
3. Rent their room out as an AirBnB while they’re away for the weekend. Leave the lockbox on their door for when they return.
4. Tell them you’re writing about them on your blog.
5. Write about them on your blog.
6. Tell them, “It’s ok, sweetheart. You can live here as long as you want. I know you’ll let me move in with you, and take care of me financially when I’m older. Be sure to buy a house with a mother-in-law layout design. I’m sure you can afford one soon, with all the money you’re saving now on rent.”
7. Bring home more pets, the more annoying the better, to augment the elderly dog who makes disgusting noises. Ask adult child to pet sit regularly while you travel.