Millennials are just as bad at decluttering as their boomer parents, often leaving behind childhood belongings in their parents' homes. This trend is causing frustration and emotional tension as family roles and responsibilities are quietly renegotiated. The physical and emotional burden on boomer parents is real, as some struggle to enforce deadlines for removal or quietly donate items without telling their children.

Critics argue that this behavior reflects a delay in adulthood, while others attribute it to rising housing costs and economic precarity. Families are finding creative solutions to tackle the clutter, such as creating digital catalogs of stored items or sorting through belongings together during family reunions. Ultimately, the issue of clutter represents a larger story of how families negotiate memory, responsibility, and space in a world where adulthood itself is being redefined.