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To: Popman
An acquaintance of mine recently moved back into his parents home (he is 23). He pays rent, which for some reason he thinks entitles him to do whatever the hell he feels like (as in, "I pay rent which makes you my landlord, hence you cannot tell me anything.")

He constantly whines that "he's an adult" and his parents "have no right to pry into the life of another adult." The fact that he lives in their house doesn't seem to factor into his foolish thinking. Never mind members of the opposite sex staying the night, they've told him that he is not to date while living in their home, because dating should only be to lead to marriage, and a chump living in his parents attic obviously isn't in a position to drop down on one knee.

There is a such a sense of entitlement among younger people these days...It makes me worry about how America is going to defend itself with so many weak-kneed, gutless adult-babies.

15 posted on 05/05/2013 2:14:22 PM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Gone Galt, 11/07/12----No king but Christ! Don't tread on me!)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
There is a such a sense of entitlement among younger people these days...It makes me worry about how America is going to defend itself with so many weak-kneed, gutless adult-babies.

I see the same thing among my acquanitances/friends. Personally, I think Baby Boomers need to toughen up when it comes to parenting their (adult!) children.

20 posted on 05/05/2013 2:19:07 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
There is a such a sense of entitlement among younger people these days.

O' yes there is...My 22 year will once in awhile think along these terms..."I pay rent so you can't tell me what to do or I don't need to do anything around the house"

My response...get over yourself and there is the door...Love you, good luck...I will help you pack...

21 posted on 05/05/2013 2:20:39 PM PDT by Popman (Godlessness is always the first step to the concentration camp.)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

He may be paying rent, but he sure isn’t paying anywhere near what he would pay in the real world or he’d have a place of his own. A stipend is not rent, and the parents are not landlords.


40 posted on 05/05/2013 3:55:08 PM PDT by FrdmLvr (culture, language, borders)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

‘It makes me worry about how America is going to defend itself with so many weak-kneed, gutless adult-babies.’

The homosexuals will protect us. They and their significant others.


44 posted on 05/05/2013 4:34:12 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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