New Form Of Bludger

Sons still living at home in their 30's. Oh DEAR. New Zealand men this is disgraceful. The only sons still living at home at that age are ones with disabilities or those who are helping sick ma's and pa's. Low incomes and bad spending habits is not a genuine disability.

Daniel Pegley, 34, of Christchurch, has been living with his parents for just over three years.

That's 2 years and 51 weeks too long for a 34 year old.

Pegley, a travel consultant, said his living arrangements had carried on five months longer than planned, and all parties were ready for him to leave the family nest. He moved out of home when he was about 20 to travel, and returned at 30, when he studied at university.

Meaning he fucked around in his 20's directionless, spent all his money saved on cheap beer and women in Europe and was an adult student.

For $100 a week, Pegley has a bedroom and en suite in his parents' five-bedroomed Fendalton home.

That's the cheapest rent in Fendalton for sure.

Mother Margaret does all the cooking and laundry, but stops short of ironing or tidying her son's room.

Margaret is just as sad. As is the next bit - Mom and Dad are paying for not one but at least TWO bludgers. Danny Boy has a girlfriend with kids! She really should tip that hot coffee on his head.

Pegley said that in the past six months his priorities had changed.

He has a full-time job and a girlfriend who has children.

But wait it gets worse.....he's going to go straight from living at home to owning his own home thanks to Mom and Dad.

With financial help from his parents, he plans to buy a house.

Now take a moment and think - this is the kind of guy that early 30 something girls are expected to date and Daniel would expect the same level of service in the catering and laundry department that daft old Marg is providing. Service he's really only going to get from a solo mother with all day to run around after him isn't he?

I hope Daniel has older or younger more successful brothers or sisters to sort this situation out sibling to sibling. I'd be sending a very stiff "move out now you are a fucking loser AND you got in the paper" email to Daniel.

Daniel's not a bad looking young chap, but oh dear....the CV, motivational attitudes and prospects are just awful unless Marg and Pa pop their clogs and you could move into that nice 5 bedroom Fendalton house which will be on the solo mother's mind.

Little wonder we pick something a little .... older.