FIH, I agree that the kids today are our future. We get along great with our kids, as well as many of their peers, and most of them are now responsible adults.
I’m not saying parents shouldn’t help their kids if they have goals with a specific endgame in mind, as we did. However, if people are simply financing/enabling their kids to pursue “whatever,” with no clear plan–that will not end well for anyone–since no one is really getting what they want. Not to mention the fact that many are “bankrupting” themselves with little or no payoff for anyone involved.
We’ve seen this type of scenario play out first hand with friends, and this lack of purpose might also account for the fact that over 44% of college students are clinically depressed–an all-time high.
I do think it will be interesting to see how all of this plays out over the coming years.
