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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 6236467" data-attributes="member: 54846"><p>This is me. I'm 30 and living back with parents because I've been unemployed for a year and a half. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This. Look, take any kid at any age and you shove the responsibility of their survival (food, work, shelter) on them, they "mature" in the sense that they have to take responsibility. You can have 14 year olds who are raising their younger siblings because they have a single parent who works all the time. You can have a 10 year who's homeless and thus has to survive on their own. They mature because they have no choice. If you need something, and there is no one there to provide it, then you are forced to do it yourself or do without.</p><p></p><p>Kids were expected to <em>work</em> on the farm as soon as they were able to use tools. Up til the 1700s, 14-16 was marrying age, and as soon as you were married you were expected to provide for your family. </p><p></p><p>This doesn't mean that people <em>aren't</em> doing this now. A 16 year old who gets pregnant and plans to keep the kid grows up real fast because they have to take care of it. Some high school kids still get married, start families, and try to provide. 18 year olds join the military, but it's far fewer.</p><p></p><p>It's just that it's <em>harder</em> now. In the specified 1940s-60s era, you could go into a factory and work for 40 years. People married in highs chool or right after and immediately started having kids. Now, the longest you may work a job is 10 years. There are fewer jobs for kids that age. 70% of Fast Food workers are over 20, and the Median age of a fast food worker is 28. </p><p>Wh<a href="http://mariyapylayev.com/?p=574" target="_blank">Soruce</a>. And if you can't afford to move out, then you're definitely not going to get married and have kids while you're still living with mom and dad. </p><p></p><p>Why would you choose to move out or start</p><p></p><p>It reminds me of this anecdote:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 6236467, member: 54846"] This is me. I'm 30 and living back with parents because I've been unemployed for a year and a half. This. Look, take any kid at any age and you shove the responsibility of their survival (food, work, shelter) on them, they "mature" in the sense that they have to take responsibility. You can have 14 year olds who are raising their younger siblings because they have a single parent who works all the time. You can have a 10 year who's homeless and thus has to survive on their own. They mature because they have no choice. If you need something, and there is no one there to provide it, then you are forced to do it yourself or do without. Kids were expected to [i]work[/i] on the farm as soon as they were able to use tools. Up til the 1700s, 14-16 was marrying age, and as soon as you were married you were expected to provide for your family. This doesn't mean that people [i]aren't[/i] doing this now. A 16 year old who gets pregnant and plans to keep the kid grows up real fast because they have to take care of it. Some high school kids still get married, start families, and try to provide. 18 year olds join the military, but it's far fewer. It's just that it's [i]harder[/i] now. In the specified 1940s-60s era, you could go into a factory and work for 40 years. People married in highs chool or right after and immediately started having kids. Now, the longest you may work a job is 10 years. There are fewer jobs for kids that age. 70% of Fast Food workers are over 20, and the Median age of a fast food worker is 28. Wh[url=http://mariyapylayev.com/?p=574]Soruce[/url]. And if you can't afford to move out, then you're definitely not going to get married and have kids while you're still living with mom and dad. Why would you choose to move out or start It reminds me of this anecdote: [/QUOTE]
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