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Originally Posted by planecrazyjenn
During my senior year of undergraduate school, I remember one girl complaining because she would be a few credits short of graduation and that her father wouldn't continue to pay for the next semester. She didn't graduate on time because she screwed around. My parent's didn't pay JACK! And I was about to start veterinary school...which required all four years paid for up front. NOT cheap. Did I *****? No I did something about it. And unlike her, at least I know I've earned both of my degrees.
A lot, not all, kids are expecting everything to be handed to them. And I don't just blame the kids, I do partially blame the parents. They spoil their kids too much from the very beginning...we expose them to the media, which is usually pretty negative. Look at the "celebrities"...their drug use, alcohol abuse, etc. These are who our kids look up to. I was brought up in a catholic school, and I kept my own daughter in catholic school before she killed by a drunk drive. She was an angel to have around...and unlike other kids, was not a complete wild one. I exposed her at an early age to my work in the missionary field. I never forced her to do it, but she would always volunteer to help out. She became grateful for the things we had, knowing that other children were not as lucky. A true blessing in my life. Oh and might I add that the drive of the other car was an underage drunk kid who wasn't injured, and to this day shows no remorse of the fact he killed my daughter.
It's just really sad in general. It saddens me to turn on the news and listen...and how greedy people can be. They think nothing can happen to them, and everything should be handed over with no work.
Like pilotpip said, I'm ashamed of my own generation.
I totally agree with you...I'm 21 and I was telling a friend that if she stayed at my college, it would be way cheaper than going to an art school. And my college HAS an art program!!! But she said that her parents are paying for it, so she
doesn't care...I felt bad for her parents. I mean, I'll admit, my parents pay for a lot of my college, but I at least try to go as easy on their wallets as possible, and treat their money as my own. It's ridiculous how much some of the parents of my generation babied their kids. My boyfriend doesn't have to pay his cell bill or his car insurance bill, and his parents paid $8,000 dollars toward his car. He hasn't had to spend a dime in his life, and therefore wastes all of his money
and my money because he thinks it grows on trees. He can never wait a few months to see a movie. He always has to see it at midnight when it comes out, even if it's in the "luxury" movie theater. Same with video games. Always gotta be the newest thing....it's just frustrating....
and school doesn't help either. I don't know of a whole lot of fellow college students who are capable of paying a bill, because all the practical knowledge isn't regarded as important to anyone but special ed students.
Btw, sorry to hear about your daughter. You raised her right and it's a shame that idiots like that kill off the few good people in existence.