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Well, they earned the financial stability to raise you and your brother and put you through school, which I'm they wouldn't consider a waste. It's a competitiv
by roymurdock 11y ago
Well, they earned the financial stability to raise you and your brother and put you through school, which I'm they wouldn't consider a waste.
It's a competitive world we live in, and I often feel like I'm wasting every minute that I'm not actively working towards learning something new/planning my next cool experience/my next job opportunity. I wonder when I'll have the time to settle down and raise a family. Hopefully we can let some of the hot air out of housing market to make starting a stable, nuclear family somewhat tenable again in the near future.
- taurath 11y agoThey put my brother through a bit of school - I left home at 18 on unamicable terms over my sexual orientation. Its a competitive world but spending every waking minute of your time on things that will give you resources will not give you the skillset needed to enjoy the resources you get. If you're trying to climb the socioeconomic ladder make sure you ask yourself whether its really worth it.
- jdubs 11y agoHindsight is 20/20.
- goldfeld 11y agoReading (but not the news) and having diverse friendships could also work.
- taurath 11y agoAbsolutely true. I don't disparage my parents their decisions - their lives conditioned them to react and act the way they did and do. I'm glad to have the perspective relatively early on - things do not buy happiness.
- restalis 11y ago"they earned the financial stability to raise you and your brother and put you through school" That is something separate from the cost of paying a mortgage or renting, and his anecdote highlighted an involved cost of opportunity. One can earn even a higher financial condition (to raise kids or whatnot) by not being tied to a long term immobile project. You need the freedom to change (your place) if you have to. Change is important.