tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post6729027157505614437..comments2024-02-22T04:58:19.083-08:00Comments on My Reflections: Growing Up in AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-42527344179974059922010-06-22T18:05:49.414-07:002010-06-22T18:05:49.414-07:00I first have to point out that I am 26 so I fall i...I first have to point out that I am 26 so I fall in this time frame. <br />I think we are part of a society where we are rushed into growing up when we are young and pushed into childhood once grown up. <br />I understand that college and education is more of a norm then an exception. College is, as I was told, "a great place to find a man." (they also emphasised the educational point too)<br />Talking with most of my friends though we as young women are a little more selfish in a way. We want to be "ready" to get married. We are less willing to settle or a guy, and wanting to experience the world more. We often hear "you can't experience the world when you are tied down by kids."<br />Also many of us 20-30 year old's are coming out of college ready to start a career, but there is no career to start. Because of the recession many people are not hiring the new college graduates. This in turn makes us more dependent instead of independent. I think 20-30 have also grown up with just about everything handed to them. This was the generation where we had everything at a click of a button for the first time. We are used to being taken care of so to speak. Someone will always be there. As a 26 year old, it is hard to still have relay on my parents for income. Having just lost a job, I am back to the 21 year old stage where I have to relay on them. It is a blessing, but the adult in me is saying "this isn't right." At the same time without them I would be adding to the homeless population right now.<br />People are now waiting to get married because they want to find the right one. And we are willing to wait. Believe me....for those waiting....it is a real pain to see all the others getting married and starting their families..on the flip side, there is a huge blessing to being single.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773028410896376359noreply@blogger.com