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At first I thought this seemed interesting, but later:
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“The promise of our parents was, we can do whatever we want. You find yourself a couple years later behind a desk wondering where that promise went,” 29-year-old Marjorie Korn said.
While the mid-life crisis typically affects people in their 50s, this quarter-life crisis is happening to young people as much as 30 years younger.
“You’re trapped in this relationship; you’re trapped in this job; you don’t really see a future for yourself,”
"trapped" in a relationship? That's what we get when we raise people afraid of confrontations. LOL
At first I thought this seemed interesting, but later:
“The promise of our parents was, we can do whatever we want. You find yourself a couple years later behind a desk wondering where that promise went,” 29-year-old Marjorie Korn said.
While the mid-life crisis typically affects people in their 50s, this quarter-life crisis is happening to young people as much as 30 years younger.
“You’re trapped in this relationship; you’re trapped in this job; you don’t really see a future for yourself,”
"trapped" in a relationship? That's what we get when we raise people afraid of confrontations. LOL
LoL, the real quarter-life crisis- not being able to afford drinking Starbucks every day like all their cool commie-liberal, lazy hipster friends. 'But, Obama promised us free stuff!'
I think this generation really does have a harder time of it than we did--if they want to be successful the path isn't as easy, and they have to be more creative in finding ways to get ahead in life--a degree doesn't guarantee anything anymore. That said, they just have to make the best of it and figure out a way to do what they want to do. Dealing with adversity isn't fun, but it's when you tend to learn the biggest life lessons and build character. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is only a cliche because it's so true.
You can be whatever you want.
But no one will hand it to you.
I think this is where the disconnect lies for the recent batch of 20-somethings.
It's truly fascinating.
I had a bit of a quarter life crisis when I was 29. I just needed to step back and see where I have been in life and see where I wanted to be going, and it was a realization that present day wasn't the same as it was for past generations, I never did the whole get married young and start having kids while getting a job that was more career based.
Though looking back on it, I am happy where I am in life today and happy I didn't do the whole get married young and start having kids right away, and I have had the time to really adapt myself to this world when it comes to my career choices.
I think this generation really does have a harder time of it than we did--if they want to be successful the path isn't as easy, and they have to be more creative in finding ways to get ahead in life--a degree doesn't guarantee anything anymore. That said, they just have to make the best of it and figure out a way to do what they want to do. Dealing with adversity isn't fun, but it's when you tend to learn the biggest life lessons and build character. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is only a cliche because it's so true.
I agree; I think they do have it harder, but that's no reason to throw your hands up at the beginning of your career and whine and moan that you're not following your life's passion and that adulthood sucks.
We know it sucks!
Most of us aren't following our life's passion...most of us are just paying the bills and playing on the weekend.
Even when you get what you want, it might not turn out like you expected it to.
So you either whine about it or make the best of it.
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