>Some people just never want to accept responsibility. Maybe they’ll grow out of it, but in the meantime it’s aggravating to see without being able to help. It’s not something that can be taught, there’s just a point and time when you say “Oh… ya know, I get it now.” Life looks a little different, you realize it can’t all be for you, can’t all be fun, and requires sacrifice sometimes.

Many people are still in the “me zone” – many are 25 and still living with their parents. 1 in 10 of 24-35 year olds according to a recent survey. I feel like yelling, and telling people to do things, but that would just make me sound like their parents. There’s a reason parents sound as they do… because they know what needs to be done, and I’ve proven my parents right since I moved out. I mainly was only proving them right to myself, as I was always sure they weren’t right, they didn’t know best, and I could figure things out much better on my own. Once I was out on my own I learned what worked, what didn’t… and proved their theories for the most part.

You can’t tell people what the right way is, some don’t believe there is a right way… but even if someone finds out on their own, it’s all built on similar blueprints. I haven’t yet found a way to share this without “telling” someone, I just stand back – let them do it as they will as I have a feeling there’s still more “Oh… ya know, I get it now.” to come.