Greetings. It has been an interesting past few weeks. Things have happened in my life that can be considered major changes. One of which is the welcoming of a new job. Yes, I am now among the working class once again. It feels really good to be back to work. Over the past 7 months, I have done what was necessary to support a steady flow of income while I was unemployed and now I can do better with this new job. Thinking about that, I cannot help but wonder why people do not do the same thing when THEY are going through hard times. There are people out there that are perfectly content with doing nothing about their situation when they find themselves without an income stream. Why is that? Is that how they do it? Its becoming more and more rare to see a young adult actually extend him/herself to create an keep up a job. Rather it is easier to mooch off of the parents or beg from their friends (that is if their friends are working). What does that say about that person’s character? I for one do not accept the “there is nothing out there for me” type statements that you hear from the young adults when you lecture them on the basics of providing for them selves. It seems like it is easier to complain about it than do something about it.
See, generally kids out live their parents. It’s uncommon for that to go the other way. So IF the parents are the ones who “Go” first, then what happens to the young adults AFTER they/we are gone? What do they do then? Who do they “hook up” to after the parents die? I’ve heard that the parents “take care” of their kids by willing the remaining cash and other income streams to the kids but what exactly does that do? To me, what that says is “persevere, and when they die you get it all”. Not a very smart way to think if you ask me. See, the way it suppose to go is like this; Child graduates from high school, and either enters the military, or goes off to college, or wakes up the next day, buy’s the morning paper, and looks for a job. That to me is EFFORT, and effort grants support, IF it is sincere. I have no problem providing “core” necessities in the way of money, rides, food, etc. to a person who is making a sincere EFFORT to become what I call a “Productive Member of Society”. However, if I see that they are not being sincere, then why should I support that with cash and prizes? It’s like lighting money on fire and throwing it down a hole. Interesting. See, my new job has incorporated the option of hiring “seasonal” staff, and 90% of that seasonal staff are young adults, so I know they’re out there, it’s not like that mentality is becoming “extinct”.
I guess it’s just the rest of the masses that I see everyday asking for a hand out, or throwing a temper tantrum when mom or dad won’t buy that video game or other widget for the child. It’s disgraceful. One time, I went to the movies, and watched as a father brought his son to the movies and the kid was having a tantrum because he wanted money for this and money for that and pitched a royal bitch because he got a different flavor soda than what he “usually” gets. I almost felt sorry for the father. ALMOST. I just sat there and watched and thinking I was glad that I was not that kids “father”. I can tell you right now, that kid would not have had the same opportunity to have that tantrum if I was his father. There would have been no movie. The child’s actions would have cost him his movie time, plus he would have had a stinging sensation in his rear end once we got back to the car. His father should have got his son in check QUICK but he didn’t. That was a bad situation for the parent. Look, if you are an adult that has a job and provides for the family, or if you provide for yourself, good for you. If you have kids, that’s great. If those kids take advantage of you and your resources then you NEED to get a handle on that because if you do nothing, you will have a “freeloader” on your hands and when he/she is 21 and STILL living at home, and that will be your “reward” that you have not done enough of what it took to raise the child. 
Raising children is tough but it’s a pretty cool thing, Cutting the umbilical cord once they become adults is an even cooler thing. I raise my step children to look out for the future, prepare themselves by getting a good education and then making a decision to go with the military or college. If they (after it’s all done) decide to not do either, then they are left with only one option. GET A JOB and be on your way.
“That’s How I Do It.”
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