so apparently at 26, you're still considered a child

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BlahBlahYouToo

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why do we continue to encourage young adults to act like children and not take personal responsibility?
how long will we have to hand hold and spoon feed this generation?
just another example of the pussification of america.
 
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Castiel

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I have a cousin who is 32 who still lives as home, has never moved out and is just a fat lazy mofo. Yeah.. I totally agree.
 
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Because most people are too lazy to do anything about it.
 
DesiPower

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when you increase the are from 21 to 26, you increase the number of voters you can influence by about 7%
 
rudeguy

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I hate to agree with the OP but he is right.

The snowflake generation that is coming up will not be able to support themselves let alone the country.
 
AMDZen

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Some people you might consider a child at 26, or any age for that matter, like the OP at whatever age he is.

That doesn't make it some sort of general rule, nor does anyone I know think "hey you are 26, you are still a child" automatically based off that small piece of information.

WTF is the OP using as a basis for his rant? That some 26 yo was tried as a delinquent for manslaughter or something? Society as a whole in this country says you are an adult at 18 yo, or 21 perhaps depending on what you are referring to exactly.
 
Schadenfroh

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The solution is simple, as long as you are on your parents' health insurance, you should be considered a child and not allowed to drink, smoke, etc.
 
feralkid

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rudeguy said:
i hate to agree with the op but he is right.

The snowflake generation that is coming up will not stay off my lawn. Everything costs more; movies are too loud.why don't my grandchildren ever call?
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AMDZen said:
Some people you might consider a child at 26, or any age for that matter, like the OP at whatever age he is.

That doesn't make it some sort of general rule, nor does anyone I know think "hey you are 26, you are still a child" automatically based off that small piece of information.

WTF is the OP using as a basis for his rant? That some 26 yo was tried as a delinquent for manslaughter or something? Society as a whole in this country says you are an adult at 18 yo, or 21 perhaps depending on what you are referring to exactly.
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It's a political post in OT, ranting against healthcare reform that mandates that children can stay on their parents plans until they are 26, which should give the momo's time to get through college and get a job with an employer that provides subsidized real insurance.
 
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I am just dumbfounded by it. As soon as I could get the hell out, I did. I left and never looked back. Now my mom would have loved for me to move back in and stay.
 
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Turin39789 said:
It's a political post in OT, ranting against healthcare reform that mandates that children can stay on their parents plans until they are 26, which should give the momo's time to get through college and get a job with an employer that provides subsidized real insurance.
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Health care reform allows children up to age 26 to remain on parent's health care plan.
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Thank you for the context.
 
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I have been complaining about this for years.

A couple years ago there was a poll that concluded that a majority of Americans believe that 26 was the appropriate age to go on your own - ie, leave your parents home.

Listen to a college football or basketball game and you will hear constant reference to "kids" playing the game.

Of course, we have helped this movement by increasing the child age range due to certain laws - smoking age, drinking age, etc.
 
destrekor

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I whole-heartedly agree, and if given a choice, I would have voted against that shit.

However, I must say, it pleases me that it has forced an extension of coverage for me. And yes, I am being 100% honest in that knowing that, I would have voted against it, but complaining is pointless now that it is law (unless it can get repealed), so why complain when I do get to benefit.

I am still at home because 1) I have a job that I couldn't possibly afford to move out with, and 2) I didn't want to move out, move everything somewhere, and then move again, because I have one last block of training (4 months).
Had it been further away in time, I would have moved out... but I just graduated this summer, so living somewhere away for less than a year, and then have a 4 month block of training quite a few states away. Shitty situation one way or the other: live at home with folks (I love them, but I need to not be living with my folks right now), move out, move stuff back home, 4 months later do it in reverse, or the worst case, leave the majority of my belongings unattended for 4 months, paying rent the whole time (hell no).

Can't wait for that training to be over, I just hope I have a solid job lined up before the end of September. Likely will move to another city, better job markets - Detroit Jr is not the place to be for recent graduates.

Oh, and the job I was finally able to get after going unemployed for 3 months after graduating (and I took a shitty-paying job just to have something to do, I was driving myself mad with that much free time), won't offer benefits until I have 180 days under their name. Which, comically enough, will end up being only a month or so before I quit to start my training.

I do have to find a good dental insurance provider though. Suggestions?
 
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rudeguy

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Codewiz said:
I am just dumbfounded by it. As soon as I could get the hell out, I did. I left and never looked back. Now my mom would have loved for me to move back in and stay.
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The week I turned 18 my mom came into my room and said, very plainly without making a huge deal, "rudeguy, you just turned 18. You can either stay and pay $250/month rent or get your own place." That was it. End of discussion. I knew it was officially time to grow the fuck up.

lil rudeguy will get the same talk unless he is in college.
 
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Yeah it's pretty disgusting. I stopped considering myself a child when I turned 15 and got my first job. I might be immature and a moron, but a child I am not. But I could use my dads health insurance instead of my own for the next two months lol.
 
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