Today my mom needed some clarification. She was chatting with another Neighborhood Housewife (will be referred to as NH from this point forth)...and NH was worried because she asked her son how he saw his life in 10 years. Her son is a sophomore in college without a major. He wants a small apartment in NYC - not citing any specific material desires or ambitions. Apparently a huge cause for concern.
A) NH's son has goals, but he only told you his IMMEDIATE goal. my sister (same age as NH's son) said that in 10 years she would want an apartment and a bottle of vodka in the freezer. sure she sees herself married and with a family eventually, but since she's 19, living at home, and still using my ID to get into bars...I'm pretty sure the girl just wants some independence.
My mom's irritation was evident. She argued her case. That when "I was your age I wanted a family, expensive clothes, nice cars, etc." That's nice. Coincidentally the Desperates seem to colonize appropriately and *gasp* mostly share the same views! Of course my opinion has as much pull as an intern does. Seriously if one of their kids doesn't follow the "high school > college > job > marriage > children" protocol, there would be an intervention...or an excommunication from Wisteria Lane.
2) as for my sister's generation and all those younger - when you've always been given everything you want, you revert to an 'anti-want' state of being. admittedly, we twenty-somethings are guilty of this as well. perhaps why we are a million more times focused on guilty pleasures than building futures. we just assume that we'll have everything. eventually. Otherwise, enjoy your shit-fit when, in a few years, you're eating stale pizza in your parent's basement and submitting meaningless resumes online.
Ya gotta work to live; we don't live to work. But if you can't figure what you want outta life, can't really expect to be working for much at all.
My question: WHEN DO WE MEET OUR RICH HUSBANDS???
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