Is the principle of children having a better standard of living/being more successfull than thier parents breaking down?

[tnitsuj]

I have been out of college for 4 years now and while I am on track to exceed my parents income etc...a lot of my peers are not.

Every time I go to a party or meet up with people I hear about so and so who is lviing back with thier parents, xy and z persons who have been stuck in the same dead end entry level job since college etc.

These aren't stupid lazy people either. They all graduated with honors and work pretty hard. Maybe my sample size is to small..but something seems strange here.

 

[Howard]

I think every generation has the losers crammed in the back somewhere.

EDIT: "loser" in this instance would obviously mean an unsuccessful person.

 

[MazerRackham]

I love meating people as well. What college did you graduate from?

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
I love meating people as well. What college did you graduate from?

so shoot me...spelling and grammer police

 

[Mo0o]

Poor parenting skills produce children that lack the drive to succeed so they end up worse off than their parents. But we're also in a recession so looking at this moment in time might not be a good way to gauge things.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Poor parenting skills produce children that lack the drive to succeed so they end up worse off than their parents. But we're also in a recession so looking at this moment in time might not be a good way to gauge things.

The drive to succeed isn't necessarily taught by the parents.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Success is determined by income? That's moronic.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Success is determined by income? That's moronic.

Not just income. I mean being happy, not living with your parent's at the age of 26 stuff like that. These people aren't happy. I know lots of people who don't make a lot of money who are happy and doing what they want to do...but I seem to know more who are not.

 

[HermDogg]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
I love meating people as well. What college did you graduate from?

so shoot me...spelling and grammer police

Topic Title: Is the principle of children having a better standard of living/being more successfull than thier parents breaking down?

Plus, you're making fun of "college-educated" people (yourself being a "college-educated" person) for being morons/losers.

 

[sygyzy]

I'd agree with the OP. I think the days of striving to be successful and independent are over. Also, before (20 years ago), you had to make it or you'd starve or at least have a very uncomfortable life. Well guess what? The parents of this generation's college grads are the ones that "made it". And they did such a good job that they can afford to pay for their children even post college. On one hand it's impressive. On the other hand, it's pathetic as it breeds laziness.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Poor parenting skills produce children that lack the drive to succeed so they end up worse off than their parents. But we're also in a recession so looking at this moment in time might not be a good way to gauge things.

The drive to succeed isn't necessarily taught by the parents.

Of course not, but are you going to say parenting has no effect on it one way or the other?

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Success is determined by income? That's moronic.

Not just income. I mean being happy, not living with your parent's at the age of 26 stuff like that. These people aren't happy. I know lots of people who don't make a lot of money who are happy and doing what they want to do...but I seem to know more who are not.

some people might be happy living with their parents at the age of 26

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Poor parenting skills produce children that lack the drive to succeed so they end up worse off than their parents. But we're also in a recession so looking at this moment in time might not be a good way to gauge things.

The drive to succeed isn't necessarily taught by the parents.

Of course not, but are you going to say parenting has no effect on it one way or the other?

My parents pushed me to excel, but right now, the main thing that is driving me forward is my own desire to graduate from university, and the guilt I would feel if I were to waste the money they spend on my tuition.

So in a way, my parenting does have something to do with it, I guess.

 

[FoBoT]

no

maybe they are SPENDING to much $

maybe they expect to get to where their parents are without first going through lean/tough years

maybe they want it handed on a plate. graduate college, get $100,000 job and buy fancy car/house, that isn't how our parents did it

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no

maybe they are SPENDING to much $

maybe they expect to get to where their parents are without first going through lean/tough years

maybe they want it handed on a plate. graduate college, get $100,000 job and buy fancy car/house, that isn't how our parents did it

Exactly, it's like the "America's Poverty Epidemic! AIEEEEE!!!" threads. Poverty is now defined by only having two cars, TVs that aren't plasma screens, clothes that aren't designer-label, and having to send your kids to a state college.

Them durn kids today expect life on a platter, and whine about the student loans they only owe because they "needed" a car and house full of toys while in school. </fist_shaking_geezer>

 

[UglyCasanova]

I'm more than likely not going to make as much as my parents, but really that's my fault for being a graphic design major.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Poor parenting skills produce children that lack the drive to succeed so they end up worse off than their parents. But we're also in a recession so looking at this moment in time might not be a good way to gauge things.

The drive to succeed isn't necessarily taught by the parents.

Of course not, but are you going to say parenting has no effect on it one way or the other?

My parents pushed me to excel, but right now, the main thing that is driving me forward is my own desire to graduate from university, and the guilt I would feel if I were to waste the money they spend on my tuition.

So in a way, my parenting does have something to do with it, I guess.

So, you are driven by guilt, not self preservation. Good job, buttwipe.