When 30-year-old Ashlee White and her mom, Eilene, meet in the city for a luxurious girls' day, they start with massages at Great Jones Spa in NoHo, grab fro-yo at Bloomingdale's, then hit up the designer shops.
Mom splurges on custom Louis Vuitton bags while her petite daughter — who is barely 5 feet tall with her signature stilettos — binges on Jimmy Choos and Louboutins, all on Dad's dime.
Then they go home — together.
"I know this sounds cheesy, but everything about moving home has been great. My family are my best friends," says White, an event planner who moved back in with her folks after a serious health scare last year.
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(Left to Right) Chanel Omari, Amanda Bertoncini, Ashlee White, Joey Lauren and Casey Cohen.
"I have my mom to do laundry, I have the maid for cleaning my room. It's awesome! My parents go food shopping every Saturday, so the house is stocked. And they get everyone's favorite foods."
"Jersey Shore" is finally over, but there's a new reality series showcasing another set of outrageous, privileged 20- and 30-somethings in the New York area.
Meet the cast of Bravo's upcoming reality show "Princesses: Long Island," premiering June 2 at 9 p.m.
We all know about the Boomerang generation — kids right out of college who couldn't get a job post-recession, forcing them to return to the nest.
But that's not the case with these six Long Island gals, who love mooching off mom and dad so much, they have no plans of leaving anytime soon.
They're trading rent bills for parental perks such as unlimited credit lines, laundry service and nightly home-cooked meals.
After years of living in Manhattan walk-up apartments, Chanel Omari, 28, has returned to her old room back home, where she blogs about fashion. She says now she never has to worry about mundane chores such as stocking up on toilet paper.
"I don't have to deal with the water not working or having to call the super to fix my toilet if it's clogged," says Omari.
And they aren't the only ones loving life with mom and dad. According to a Pew Research Center study released last year, three out of 10 young adults ages 25 to 34 have lived at home in recent years, and 78 percent of them are satisfied with their living arrangement.
One Hofstra professor has already talked about the show in her media literacy class. Jingsi Christina Wu says her students, who are mostly from Long Island, are worried about how "Princesses" will portray women from wealthy backgrounds.
"People assume fans of reality TV tend to copy behavior of cast members, while, in reality, a lot of people actually hate-watch to feel better about themselves," Wu says. "Of course, this show might risk suggesting it's OK to live off your parents without working your hardest."
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