Having just "got my shit together" at 30, I can compare our lives and remark on the great value -- not just emotional, but also economic -- of having well-adjusted, supportive parents. They've helped you, instead of trying to guilt you into supporting them and their poor life decisions.

Career-building is unattractive to most 20-year olds, but it becomes very attractive to these same people once they get into their early 30s.