Futurologists Start to Noooootice Things

My in-laws have moved in with us as they try to sell their house and buy a new one closer to us. My mother-in-law is a retired nurse with two reconstructed knees, my sis-in-law is disabled in various ways and her 20-year old son is nearly paralyzed with depression and anxiety. My wife hasn't been the same since her father got sick and got even worse after he died.

We need to take a moment to appreciate this. "Here's a list of people who are disabled, also my wife is just a woman but you know."

I get it for young people. I have a 19 year old. I cannot imagine him being able to feel secure without our help. Having shelter, food, and a safety net in our home at least gives him breathing room while he pursues his plans for adulthood.

2022 and Millennial parents are sweating discussing the margins of "safety nets" and acting like rich kids were thrown to the wolves.

My parents had zero dollars to help me with college. They felt bad but had to pay the mortgage. Unfortunately that didn't mean shit to financial aid. Since my parents had a middle class house and jobs, no aid for (poor) me at 18 years old.

Pour one out those poor upper middle class zoomers with r-slurred parents who have to find ways to scam charities to pay for their college.

I'm 25 and legitimately would probably be dead had my parents not continued to help me as best as they can to this day. Any parent who does the 18 and on your own thing is usually delusional.

This is why my kids are learning to take care of themselves at a younger age, not in a "you're getting kicked out" sort of way, but I or my wife could drop dead at any moment and they need to know how to deal with life. I can't believe the amount of teenagers who can't cook a meal or balance their allowance budget. Parents are failing their children then leaving them to fend for themselves, which leaves society for the worst. Edit: Who the frick downvotes educating your kids?

What a fricking monster