Re: Devastated

It's because I have children your age that I am able to tell you what I think....years of experience. I am sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I am not sorry for what I said because I stand behind it 100%. The young adults today want it all and don't want to wait. Then when something doesn't go their way, it's the parents' fault. Now, I know this does not apply to all young people because I am sure there are so many of you out there who have worked hard for what you have, but there are just as many of you who think they deserve so much and they don't. I know....I see and hear it everyday. I also hear more and more people my age complaining about this very thing.

What I have seen with this generation is it seems to be an "all about me" generation. I have a nephew who is in "treatment" right now because he wanted it all and didn't care how he went about doing it. His parents were able to buy him everything he even thought about wanting when he was growing up, so when it was time for him to be on his own, he couldn't handle it. He started gambling online and just knew the next time would be the winner. He is now in deep trouble with several credit card companies---has even forged names, so the law enforcement agencies are involved, too. The sad part is that he has been in treatment almost a month and he still isn't even sorry for his actions.

I could tell you many more stories, but you don't want to hear them because I am already giving you advice you don't want to hear. I just ask you to think about what I am saying. When I was a young adult like yourself, I would have never dreamed of asking my parents to pay off a debt I had. It just wasn't done back then.

Paulette