General Discussion

but you are mostly right. one of my sons is 33. He is now employed as a sous chef, after an intensive 2 year culinary arts program (and accompanying AA) from the local community college. It's been just over a year, and is the first full time regular job he's ever had. Before that, he floundered, taking temporary gigs, student loan debt, and still going to college. He lived in a variety of dumps, oh and did i say, he has a 7 year old son too? So money is still tight, and he has about 30 large in SL debt at this point.

He's also going to school PT, as he has a goal to be a CPA eventually. His chef job allows him to do this, but it's going to be quite awhile until he finishes his degree.

He has lived with me on and off over the years, but just recently got into an apartment and has a female roommate with a young daughter, and it's much closer to his work.

It's not like the old days, where when you were 18, you were expected to be OUT on your own, FT job, and everything would be fine...