Quote Originally Posted by Fengzi

I think this is actually a good example of why 15-16 year olds aren't likely to be good parents. They think they know enough about life, money, having kids, etc. But they really don't. There is a lack of wisdom about the big wide world that only comes with age. They don't want to admit it, but they will, once they turn 25 or 30. We've all been there, at 15 and 16 we thought we know it all. By the time your 30 you realize you didn't know shit. It just takes getting out there and getting repeatedly bitch slapped by reality to make us realize it.
I had a friend my age, moving out for the first time come to me to help her buy things like towels, dish rack, shower curtain, kinda stock up for her new place. She expected to buy everything she needed for like $70. Then I broke everything down for her, and got into other costs of living on her own that she "overlooked". I couldn't believe that she didn't know anything about simple household responsibilities such as cleaning, chores, cooking and eating properly, and basic maintinance(such as vacuuming her carpet to keep it clean:wtf: ). They also don't seem to understand that single dollars add up and hidden charges are everywhere. Sure the better chips only $.50 more but add $.10-$.50 for every item in the cart and they have no money left after groceries. I think at some point in time teenagers could make adult lives for themselves and been prepared but in todays society we have lost the value, foundation, and respect when it comes to our children that prevents them from assuming the responsibility that at one point would be given to a child at that age. Whether we hold it back or they fuck it up, the children of this society are no longer though capible of handling such. There was a time where children did the workings of the family and household while parents provided for and guilded them. Children cooked, cleaned, raised other children, and educated eachother effectively because it was a way of life, now chances are an adult in their early twentys can't manage the lifeload that a 10year old in the past once dilivered upon. Anyways we've created the downfall of society which is currently degenerating and we are letting it run with out any resistence.