Sign of the Times: Help Wanted

My parents gave me the ultimatum when I was 18 and finished high-school .

Either find a full time job or go to college. If not, You can't live here. Plus I had to work on the farm at nights and weekends as room and board fee.

I'm glad they did because a lot of my friends just partied and had part time jobs. I started a trade and within a year started my apprenticeship. A lot of them same friends are still working low paying part time/seasonal jobs. It will be 15 years in the trade now this year and I still thank my parents to this day.

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Originally Posted by SongDog

I'm glad they did because a lot of my friends just partied and had part time jobs.

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Have to admit you're right, the Boomers/GenXs allowed their kids to stagnant at home after schooling was done. They allowed them to stay at home unconditionally. Worse they encouraged them do nothing by dropping a $20 on the table for Junior' to buy his lunch as they headed out for their careers.

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According to data from the Pew Research Center, across Europe, almost 50% of 18-34-year-olds live with their parents. Numbers are higher in southern and eastern Europe, with western Europe more closely mirroring older U.S. trends of moving out as a young adult and not returning. Census data from Canada, Australia, and Japan show similar increases—42% of Canadian adults aged 20-29, 29% of Australians aged 18-34, and 48.9% of Japanese people aged 20-34 live with their parents.

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In the Pew survey, around 55% of adults agreed that parents are doing too much for their adult children and cited examples like providing financial assistance (43%), trying to solve their kids problems instead of letting them figure things out on their own (37%), and allowing them to live at home past adulthood (23%).

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More facts/info: https://www.parents.com/kids/teens/w...parents-house/

Pretty much every kid I grew up left home when they were 19 or earlier. I left home at age 18.

My two oldest moved out long ago. My youngest intends to go to College in Ottawa so will probably stay a bit longer.

All fair points but you guys are missing 1 thing.

Social media.

Social media has been by far the biggest influence on people growing up.

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Originally Posted by Bowjob

All fair points but you guys are missing 1 thing.

Social media.

Social media has been by far the biggest influence on people growing up.

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I call it social commentary. Media should have some kernel of truth or fact.

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Originally Posted by Bowjob

All fair points but you guys are missing 1 thing.

Social media.

Social media has been by far the biggest influence on people growing up.

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I would broaden that to include 'screen time' in general. Back when we were kids you found things to do with your time...often finding jobs to make money ...helping neighbours, family etc.

Now kids spend hours upon hours of their free time glued to screens gameing etc And no desire to get out and make money..Bank of Mom and Dad are upstairs.

In my generation, the desire to leave the nest was strong and not many kids stayed in their parent's homes after graduation...it was rarely the case and now it's the norm.

Where there's a will there is way. My youngest son bought a 5 bedroom house in a university town where he is enrolled in Electrical engineering. He was 19 at the time and is now 21. He rents out 4 of the rooms and uses one for himself. Put a bachelor's apartment in the basement after he bought it and rents it on Airbnb. Apartment is always rented especially with COVID it has been in high demand for 14 day quarantines.

He did all of it himself - not a penny from me. Only help I provided was to guarantee the mortgage with the lender.

While in school full time he works part time for an automation company building custom electrical panels. He makes over 5k/month off the rooms and airbnb add in his wages and he is doing fine. No car either. Rides his bike everywhere.

Rental income pays for the house, taxes and utilities. Panel building pays tuition and other living expenses.

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Originally Posted by Species8472

Where there's a will there is way. My youngest son bought a 5 bedroom house in a university town where he is enrolled in Electrical engineering. He was 19 at the time and is now 21. He rents out 4 of the rooms and uses one for himself. Put a bachelor's apartment in the basement after he bought it and rents it on Airbnb. Apartment is always rented especially with COVID it has been in high demand for 14 day quarantines.

He did all of it himself - not a penny from me. Only help I provided was to guarantee the mortgage with the lender.

While in school full time he works part time for an automation company building custom electrical panels. He makes over 5k/month off the rooms and airbnb add in his wages and he is doing fine. No car either. Rides his bike everywhere.

Rental income pays for the house, taxes and utilities. Panel building pays tuition and other living expenses.

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You've obviously done a great job as a parent. That's the end goal when mine are that age. Tip of the hat to ya Pal....

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Originally Posted by LiveBates

You've obviously done a great job as a parent. That's the end goal when mine are that age. Tip of the hat to ya Pal....

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Thanks. 3 out of my 4 can be described as killing it. There is always that one though.

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Originally Posted by Cameracutter

I call it social commentary. Media should have some kernel of truth or fact.

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You mean like 'CBC'?