[TheForge] re: really stoopid ot question...rant

Rowland Smuck rsmuck at direcway.com
Fri Feb 18 10:38:46 EST 2005


AMEN to that 
Rowland of Roseburg, OR 97470

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Emmerling" <gearhartironwerks at direcway.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: [TheForge] re: really stoopid ot question...rant


> My wife has two cousins whose combined total of six  30-40 yr old 
> children seem to think school is the panacea for not having to be 
> responsible to, or for anything. With few exceptions none have held a 
> job for much over a year or two. If anything in their sheltered lives 
> begins to show a sign of stress, including marriage, the first decision 
> is to complain and quit. The second decision is to go back to school.  
> Even worse, their retired or soon to be retired parents, continually 
> enable them by supplying living expenses, insurance,cars, food, 
> vacations and the pat on the back saying "its ok honey....". It just 
> drives me nuts., and I have a really hard time making nice at family 
> reunions.
> 
> I think having the availability of going back to school is a wonderful 
> thing...if it it done for the right reason. And that reason is having a 
> clear idea of what one wants to do and where one wants to go.
> 
> Geez, it felt good to say that. Arrrrgh!
> John
> 
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