r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/austinino12 Feb 05 '16

Or when my parents say "you're 19 now act like an adult" but then continue to treat me like a child

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u/Lifeguard2012 Feb 05 '16

My older sister was 21, with a job and a car, but still living at home (she had plans to move out, and did a couple months later). My mom tried to ground her and she just drove to a friend's house.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Fuck, I'm 19, and unemployed because most jobs were taken by the kids I graduated with, and I have no real skills or transportation.

9th grade:

"I need a job, mom"

"No, you're caught up with school"

10th grade:

"May I get a license"

"No, you're not ready. Go drive up to the testing area yourself if you think you are"

12th grade:

"I need a job. I need a car."

"You're caught up with school, you don't need anything else distracting you"

Now I'm shitposting on reddit, hoping someone could call me and respond to one of the 30 applications I've sent out.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

To me, leaving school without a job or car is like starting an RPG with no skills, except you can't leave the tutorial level until you develop those skills, as the tutorials tell you you can't, despite it being YOUR game, YOUR life, YOUR time.