And that’s why many people never ‘grow up’. They refuse to take responsibility for themselves.
Blows my mind how many highly educated professionals in their 30s/40s think they are hapless victims and everyone else is the problem in their life. And they absolutely refuse to believe they have any power over their personal choices. As if the hand of god is forcing them to overspend, drink excessively, and otherwise hate their life.
I think my favorite is when they blame other people for ‘upsetting’ them by merely existing in a different way than they do…
When you are at the point where essentially everything in your life is up to you. You make the decisions, you deal with the problems.
Gen X kids were adults at 8.
My Gen X mother still isn’t an adult.
And that’s why many people never ‘grow up’. They refuse to take responsibility for themselves.
Blows my mind how many highly educated professionals in their 30s/40s think they are hapless victims and everyone else is the problem in their life. And they absolutely refuse to believe they have any power over their personal choices. As if the hand of god is forcing them to overspend, drink excessively, and otherwise hate their life.
I think my favorite is when they blame other people for ‘upsetting’ them by merely existing in a different way than they do…