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I never had to do laundry until I moved out at 18. And when I finally did have to do my laundry, it wasn't exactly a painful struggle. It probably took 5 minute
by chrischen 13y ago
I never had to do laundry until I moved out at 18. And when I finally did have to do my laundry, it wasn't exactly a painful struggle. It probably took 5 minutes to learn.
I may even be able to argue that since my parents did my laundry, washed my dishes, and never gave me chores, I had extra free time to explore on the computer and teach myself how to program.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoThere is nothing quite so true as 'everyone is different' however you were ahead of the game when you wrote "until I moved out." If you read the article you'll see that folks who don't move out are more likely to be not quite ready to function as adults. Going a bit deeper, that you did move suggests that you weren't worried about your ability to 'handle it' and where that confidence came from varies from person to person as well.
- sliverstorm 13y agoLaundry is of course easy to learn, but the issue at hand here is the question of empowering youth to feel capable. I have no fears about tackling the unknown and learning how to cook and do laundry, and presumably neither do you. Some young adults however do, and the theory here is that teaching them these basic life skills will help them get over the fear of striking out alone.
- chrischen 13y agoYea but I feel that is a lack of pushing or pressure, rather than lack of long-term development.