"Salut."
Posted on 05/13/2003 8:19:00 AM PDT by Mister Magoo
Where's the "man's" pride? If I was 38 and at my parent's house(unless I was a caretaker), I wouldn't be able to look myself in the mirror.
Eventually, I decided to pack it in so I could head to another bar to meet some girls, and he asked if he could tag along. I was OK with that, and on the way, he starts this sobbing jag about how his wife left him and took the kids, how he lived with his parents and how his father hated him and didn't understand him, and how he needed to go back to rehab. The guy was in his early 50s! I tried to drop him at a rehab center, but they wouldn't take him because of his history of bad checks to them (which was how he paid for his rounds at the bar), so I found whatever street I thought he mumbled he lived on, and kicked him out of the car.
And to think, all he had to do to meet some sweet young things was to hold it together for a few hours.
BTW - Did I mention that he didn't even have a motorcycle, much less a scooter?
Like I said - I just wanted to hit somebody, him or his mommy.
I agree with you about the value of a liberal arts education. Before the engineers start woofing about the humanities and boasting about the narrowness of their training, however, we should acknowledge the current problem in the liberal arts. As we all know, the universities have largely abandoned the canon and allowed liberal arts degrees to collapse into mush. This is pushed along by politicized faculty peddling various toxic agendas. I suppose it is still possible at most decent universities for a careful and disciplined student to get a solid liberal arts education, but the institution won't help much. Caveat emptor.
Most I think have succeeded in convincing themselves it's "temporary", only until they save more money, get a better job, pay off some debt, get married etc.
Plus, it's easier to drive a cool car and hang out at the club if you don't have to pay rent. You get to keep more of your Gas n' Sip paycheck.
Like you, I can't imagine a better way to wake up every morning feeling like a "looser" [FR Spellomatic /ON/] than to live with your parents after high schoo/college/trade skool whatever.
"Salut."
I agree. It's really pretty hard to blame the boys for any of this kind of thing. ;-)
I see your point. They're just "adapted."
I remember a young man walking me home from the tastee freeze, one summer night in my senior year of high school. We had been on several dates before that, and I know that he really liked me. He made his best move, I politely refused, but he didn't just move on to some other girl.
The following morning he was at my parents home bright eyed and bushy tailed asking me if I wanted a ride to Church. He cared for me. And I don't think the situation I just described was all that unusual. A lot of guys who I grew up with were made of that kind of stuff.
But I don't think that's a common ocurrence today. I hope I'm wrong, I just don't think I am.
I was 14 during the first Reagan Administration. The only difference is that there were fewer virgins in my class.
It's not possible that someone as delightful as you could be rude. Your father's heart must be swelled with pride knowing he has raised such a fine young person.
I am 47 years old and have never been married, and sometimes I feel like I've missed a lot in not having children of my own. Especially when I encounter a child or young adult such as yourself.
You have convinced me that I'm wrong in my speculation concerning your generation, and I'm very happy to be wrong about that.
Thank you so much for taking the time to communicate with me, and don't forget to give your father a great, big hug because he seems like a really good Dad.
All the best to you and your family,
AlbionGirl
Impossible, really. : )
Yes, this is one of those areas where science and religion both lead to the same inescapable conclusion. It's simply a case of choice/free will (for the girls) versus the "biological imperative" (for the boys).
So, of course, these adolescent boys are like sitting ducks.
I'm going to be spending some time today with some guys who, like me, went through all this. Maybe I can get some of them to at least try to talk about some of it. Pretty painful stuff, you know. ;-)
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