Okay, I know you have all seen this, and it would not be
fulfilling of my role as an opinionated bastard were I not to hold forth on
this.
There is actually a video that goes along with this…..which
also doesn’t show the 30 year old in good stead…..I mean, how COULD it?
I graduated high school when I was 17. Had my parents ALLOWED me to stay past
graduation and a day, I would not have DARED.
My Dad was distant and uncaring, something he carried throughout life, through
all of his relationships and associations, right to his grave. To point of fact, at his memorial service,
the only non-family there were people that knew my father from his childhood;
it is as if he just quit life a few decades before his death. My mother was a straight up, vicious,
vengeful, spiteful woman, whom I am sure today would have been diagnosed with
some sort of psychological disorder requiring VERY close supervision. Remarkably, my brother and sister and I all turned
out acceptable for public interaction but it was not due to her efforts. Unless my siblings received a familial gift
that was kept from me, our parents never encouraged us to do anything
productive, and never assisted in what we did pursue. The end result for me was that I graduated
from high school with ZERO, and I mean NADA, NULL, NIL, DONUT promise, potential
or future…and the same amount of knowledge in how to pursue a future. I DID know that I was in no way welcome to
remain at “home” (my mother actually locked me out of the house on two occasions
for being 15 minutes and five minutes late, respectively, for my 2200 curfew as
a HS senior, who worked 40 hours a week, paid for my braces, clothes, school expenses,
entertainment (such as it was), gas, insurance, car, and had chores around the
house), NOR WOULD I HAVE WANTED TOO.
Even today, my youngest, who has lived in the relative lap of luxury as an only child, in my ex wifes’ nest, can hardly WAIT to get out on
his own. That is because all REAL people, with some dignity, go to school, finish, get a job, move out and get on with life (and apparently, this is a novel concept to some people....like getting a job, getting married and THEN having kids).
And yeah, I get it….the 30 year old in the story…his
parents are criticized for tolerating it, for making life to easy for the kid,
the chronological adult. But…..that is
bullshit. This 30 year old (what do you
call someone like this? Kid? Certainly “man” is not descriptive) is
responsible. He doesn’t behave like this
thru lack of choice, but thru EXERCISING choice. This DNA train wreck is doing this because HE
CAN. The man is devoid of dignity, of
maturity. And what did he say? That he needed a six month notice to prepare? Dude….you have had THIRTY DAMNED YEARS…..and
not done shit. YOU LEFT YOUR PARENTS
WITH NO OPTIONS other than to take their own kid to court in an effort to force
him to have a marginal amount of shame.
And the maneuver failed.
He is getting out….but the turd is going to APPEAL to force his parents
to give him six more months of a free ride.
And don’t you find it telling that he has no friends willing to take him
in? No other family? You know why?
Because he is a piece of shit. And I have $10 that says that, if he ever voted….he
voted democrat.
Kids…you do not BELONG in your parents house. Hey, I get it…you are in transition, lost a
job, are between postings…..a few weeks is a given. I have three with their caravans….OF COURSE
they would be welcome while they work to get back on track, or (as was in my
case with my ex wifes family) while transitioning from station to station. Of course they would be welcome. But they do not BELONG here…..they BELONG in
their own life…..in their own home.
This piece of crap in the story? He is a disgrace.
Although our mom was a lot easier on me than on you, I couldn't wait to get away from home! Graduated at 16; Basic Training at 17; celebrated my 18th birthday at Tech School. Never looked back!
ReplyDeleteThis man (I use that term loosely) is a complete disgrace and an embarrassment to his parents. But they bear part of the blame for letting this jerk live and LEECH off them for all these years. If he was mine and wouldn't get a job and move out, I'd make him dig holes in the back yard and fill them up or he would go hungry!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, as usual!