Elderly: Asset or Liability?

[DoggyDaddy]

Most of Gen-X are more likely to be able to pick out Chef Boy-R-Dee in a line up than their mom's tit. Our parents were too busy with their own lives to helicopter over us.

My son tried to join the USCG, got turned down at MEPS for medical reasons, and started as an electrician's helper 2 weeks later. He's making roughly 50k annually at 18. At his age I was making about $750/mo as a new E-1. Sad that a 50 year old would still be clinging to mommy n daddy.

My niece is a clinger at 48. Her mom (my oldest sister) passed away a few years ago, so now she's clinging to the middle sister. She knows better than to come to me for anything. 48 with the mentality of a teenager. Last time I saw her she was SO proud of herself because she'd been at the same job for 6 months. Had 3 kids, gave them all up. Middle sister adopted one. Youngest one was adopted by another family out of foster care. Oldest is now on his own but he was living with his dad (another piece of work) prior to that.

 

[Creedmoor]

50s would be Gen-X. That is not the norm for that generation. At least not that I have seen.

When you grow up with everything handed to you, you expect everything.

 

[KLB]

When you grow up with everything handed to you, you expect everything.

That's true of any generation.