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ParticipantThanks for the background of the story. So in essence, she didn’t get kick out of the house. I didn’t know about this story and the OP said she was kicked out.
You still didn’t really answer my question. Would you kick out your kids if they’re deadbeat? I know plenty of people who live with their parents until they get married and are not deadbeats. I also know plenty of people who got their college education covered by their parents. They’re not deadbeats either and they’re still quite close to their parents. Some even move back in with their parents till they got married to save for a house. So, I don’t see anything wrong with parents choosing to support their kids when they need help. Just like kids choosing to support their parents when they need help in their old age.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
What you’ve pointed out is key: we’re not talking about “throwing out” decent, hard-working kids who are trying to better their lives. We’re talking about not enabling the twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted counterparts — who believe they are entitled to sit on the couch all day, eating and drinking their parents’ food, and using their home (and all the comforts therein) without feeling the slightest inclination to pay or work for any of it.[/quote]
How do you know the 23 yr. old in the original post is the “twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted” type? Here’s what the OP said: “I brought this up because I just read an article in yahoo about a 23 yr old homeless girl who was kicked out of the parents’ house.”We don’t know how the 23 yr. old was raised up but we do know she’s currently homeless. Would any of you kick out your kid(s) (event the TV/video game addicts type), knowing they’ll be homeless?
Participant[quote=CA renter]
What you’ve pointed out is key: we’re not talking about “throwing out” decent, hard-working kids who are trying to better their lives. We’re talking about not enabling the twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted counterparts — who believe they are entitled to sit on the couch all day, eating and drinking their parents’ food, and using their home (and all the comforts therein) without feeling the slightest inclination to pay or work for any of it.[/quote]
How do you know the 23 yr. old in the original post is the “twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted” type? Here’s what the OP said: “I brought this up because I just read an article in yahoo about a 23 yr old homeless girl who was kicked out of the parents’ house.”We don’t know how the 23 yr. old was raised up but we do know she’s currently homeless. Would any of you kick out your kid(s) (event the TV/video game addicts type), knowing they’ll be homeless?
Participant[quote=CA renter]
What you’ve pointed out is key: we’re not talking about “throwing out” decent, hard-working kids who are trying to better their lives. We’re talking about not enabling the twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted counterparts — who believe they are entitled to sit on the couch all day, eating and drinking their parents’ food, and using their home (and all the comforts therein) without feeling the slightest inclination to pay or work for any of it.[/quote]
How do you know the 23 yr. old in the original post is the “twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted” type? Here’s what the OP said: “I brought this up because I just read an article in yahoo about a 23 yr old homeless girl who was kicked out of the parents’ house.”We don’t know how the 23 yr. old was raised up but we do know she’s currently homeless. Would any of you kick out your kid(s) (event the TV/video game addicts type), knowing they’ll be homeless?
Participant[quote=CA renter]
What you’ve pointed out is key: we’re not talking about “throwing out” decent, hard-working kids who are trying to better their lives. We’re talking about not enabling the twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted counterparts — who believe they are entitled to sit on the couch all day, eating and drinking their parents’ food, and using their home (and all the comforts therein) without feeling the slightest inclination to pay or work for any of it.[/quote]
How do you know the 23 yr. old in the original post is the “twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted” type? Here’s what the OP said: “I brought this up because I just read an article in yahoo about a 23 yr old homeless girl who was kicked out of the parents’ house.”We don’t know how the 23 yr. old was raised up but we do know she’s currently homeless. Would any of you kick out your kid(s) (event the TV/video game addicts type), knowing they’ll be homeless?
Participant[quote=CA renter]
What you’ve pointed out is key: we’re not talking about “throwing out” decent, hard-working kids who are trying to better their lives. We’re talking about not enabling the twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted counterparts — who believe they are entitled to sit on the couch all day, eating and drinking their parents’ food, and using their home (and all the comforts therein) without feeling the slightest inclination to pay or work for any of it.[/quote]
How do you know the 23 yr. old in the original post is the “twitchy-thumbed video game addicts — and their TV/computer-addicted” type? Here’s what the OP said: “I brought this up because I just read an article in yahoo about a 23 yr old homeless girl who was kicked out of the parents’ house.”We don’t know how the 23 yr. old was raised up but we do know she’s currently homeless. Would any of you kick out your kid(s) (event the TV/video game addicts type), knowing they’ll be homeless?
Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941][quote=AN]
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.[/quote]
I don’t fail to see the difference, and I’m not in favor of kicking out an 18 year old. But I think the 18 year old needs to be in school, working, or looking very hard for work. And that also means working a job that they may consider beneath them if that’s all that’s available.[/quote]
I’m glad you feel that way about kicking out your children. I agree that the parents shouldn’t be enabling the leeching as well. But that’s just me. There are many different type of relationships, and I don’t know enough about the details to cast any judgement.Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941][quote=AN]
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.[/quote]
I don’t fail to see the difference, and I’m not in favor of kicking out an 18 year old. But I think the 18 year old needs to be in school, working, or looking very hard for work. And that also means working a job that they may consider beneath them if that’s all that’s available.[/quote]
I’m glad you feel that way about kicking out your children. I agree that the parents shouldn’t be enabling the leeching as well. But that’s just me. There are many different type of relationships, and I don’t know enough about the details to cast any judgement.Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941][quote=AN]
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.[/quote]
I don’t fail to see the difference, and I’m not in favor of kicking out an 18 year old. But I think the 18 year old needs to be in school, working, or looking very hard for work. And that also means working a job that they may consider beneath them if that’s all that’s available.[/quote]
I’m glad you feel that way about kicking out your children. I agree that the parents shouldn’t be enabling the leeching as well. But that’s just me. There are many different type of relationships, and I don’t know enough about the details to cast any judgement.Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941][quote=AN]
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.[/quote]
I don’t fail to see the difference, and I’m not in favor of kicking out an 18 year old. But I think the 18 year old needs to be in school, working, or looking very hard for work. And that also means working a job that they may consider beneath them if that’s all that’s available.[/quote]
I’m glad you feel that way about kicking out your children. I agree that the parents shouldn’t be enabling the leeching as well. But that’s just me. There are many different type of relationships, and I don’t know enough about the details to cast any judgement.Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941][quote=AN]
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.[/quote]
I don’t fail to see the difference, and I’m not in favor of kicking out an 18 year old. But I think the 18 year old needs to be in school, working, or looking very hard for work. And that also means working a job that they may consider beneath them if that’s all that’s available.[/quote]
I’m glad you feel that way about kicking out your children. I agree that the parents shouldn’t be enabling the leeching as well. But that’s just me. There are many different type of relationships, and I don’t know enough about the details to cast any judgement.Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941]
Why don’t you research that?[/quote]
Do you think I really need to do a research on that? How many uber rich people out there vs poor/middle/upper middle class?[quote=JohnAlt91941]I don’t see those as the only two options, do you? To me it seems like leaving the house at 22-23 with a degree in hand or some younger age for those not attending college is ideal.[/quote]
No, those are not the two options, but reading this thread, one would think that anyone who stay at home past 18 are leechers. I personally think there is no ideal. What’s ideal for you wouldn’t be ideal for me and vice versa.[quote=JohnAlt91941]BTW, what’s wrong with “barely getting by”. I’ve done it and would rather do that on my own than be financially dependent.[/quote] Having a degree is hardly what I call “barely getting by”. What I would consider “barely getting by” is working minimum wage, living pay check to pay check with no end in sight, have no higher education, etc.
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.
Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941]
Why don’t you research that?[/quote]
Do you think I really need to do a research on that? How many uber rich people out there vs poor/middle/upper middle class?[quote=JohnAlt91941]I don’t see those as the only two options, do you? To me it seems like leaving the house at 22-23 with a degree in hand or some younger age for those not attending college is ideal.[/quote]
No, those are not the two options, but reading this thread, one would think that anyone who stay at home past 18 are leechers. I personally think there is no ideal. What’s ideal for you wouldn’t be ideal for me and vice versa.[quote=JohnAlt91941]BTW, what’s wrong with “barely getting by”. I’ve done it and would rather do that on my own than be financially dependent.[/quote] Having a degree is hardly what I call “barely getting by”. What I would consider “barely getting by” is working minimum wage, living pay check to pay check with no end in sight, have no higher education, etc.
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.
Participant[quote=JohnAlt91941]
Why don’t you research that?[/quote]
Do you think I really need to do a research on that? How many uber rich people out there vs poor/middle/upper middle class?[quote=JohnAlt91941]I don’t see those as the only two options, do you? To me it seems like leaving the house at 22-23 with a degree in hand or some younger age for those not attending college is ideal.[/quote]
No, those are not the two options, but reading this thread, one would think that anyone who stay at home past 18 are leechers. I personally think there is no ideal. What’s ideal for you wouldn’t be ideal for me and vice versa.[quote=JohnAlt91941]BTW, what’s wrong with “barely getting by”. I’ve done it and would rather do that on my own than be financially dependent.[/quote] Having a degree is hardly what I call “barely getting by”. What I would consider “barely getting by” is working minimum wage, living pay check to pay check with no end in sight, have no higher education, etc.
You fail to see the difference between being kicked out and leaving by your own accord. I can’t believe parents actually would kick out their kids, but I also can’t believe parents would spoil their kids rotten either.
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