re: Why is keeping children on parent's plan till 26 so popular?

Oh, I haven't given up. I'm married, my wife works (although somewhat underemployed) while I'm in law school, I'm covered on her plan. I worked between undergrad and law school and saved up that money to help pay tuition and living expenses. I've still got a year left before I graduate without debt. We're finding a way, even though that way means I live off of free food given away at club meetings and can rarely afford fresh produce or meat.

The question posed in this thread was "why is the under 26 thing popular?" I'm explaining why.