They were men 30 years ago... Its just not that way anymore. Kids aren't expected to grow up until their mid-20s.
Journalism is dead...and journalistic ethics died long before that. Instead of seeking Truth, reporters pander to ratings and public opinion like a bunch of pimps. the "god" of reporters is not Truth, any more....but "$$$$". Ironically, it's the increase in availability of the various media (internet, video, cable and satellite, etc) that killed the media because opinions are now so much more accessible to the public...opinions that have little or no value because they're mired in ignorance. ....and the ignorant public just laps it up. So you see, the sad state of Journalism is really our own fault.
Spell check made me capitalize Journalism...that needs to change because journalism is no longer a "proper" noun !!!
Kids that aren't expected to grow up until their mid-twenties become losers. If anyone can't man up when they are 18 they are started on the road to loserville. Coaches treat these players like men on the field. They should treat them like men and expect them to behave like men all the frickin' time.
I didn't grow up until I reached 25. I might have been a loser then, but I'm certainly not now. There are many more like me out there. They say "30 is the new 20". They don't know just how right they are.
Why? I seriously don't get this "a child until 25" business. What has changed in 40 years? I was out of the house at 17 and eager to make my own way in the world. I may not have been fully mature, but I behaved like a man and took the responsibility of one. And it felt damn good too!
I think that there are plenty of kids out there, like you, ready to go out on there own but there are also more and more parents that enable their kids to stay until they get the job they want, not the job they NEED to pay the bills....and it is easier to be lazy today than in the past.
After I finished high school my paretns paid the bit of my LSU tuition not covered by scholarships, and kept me on their health plan. When I graduated LSU I started a career two weeks after graduation, and have never seen another dime from my parents. While I was in college I had to learn to earn enough money to pay rent, a car note, car insurance, and drink beer, and contribute to an IRA. It wasn't easy, and I spent a lot of weks eating mayonaise sandwiches, but it set me right for life. While most of my friends are still renting, have lots of debt, and not a dime in retirement, I have a strong net worth, a house that will be paid off before I'm 35, and retirement accounts that have been contributed too since I was 15 and maxed out since I was 22. I'll raise my kids the same way. My early twenties weren't as fun as some of my peers, but my early thirties sure are a lot better.
My parents paid shortfall in college tuition and gave me $300 bucks a month. I was a master at avoiding getting a job during high school. Looking back, I'm not sure how I did it. My first job was in the waterski show at JazzLand. Obviously the best job ever. worked in college and got a job 2 months after graduation and haven't taken a penny from my parents since. In fact, I've gotten my dad into some nice investments that made him money. Supa, you seem to be rolling along well. Do you have wife and kids yet. That will add a lot of pressure to your financial situation. I don't really understand people living off of their parents at 25. I see it a lot but it just seems odd to me and not what I would want.
