The well-known term Failure to Launch is a reality for many parents. The adult child is not interested in college, unable to land gainful employment, and appears to be in a state of inertia. He is fully dependent on his parents. Some researchers use the term adult entitled dependence or AED to describe this phenomenon. The adult child may suffer problems such as anxiety and depression. And in some cases, the adult child blames the parent(s) for his dysfunction.