Comments on: Stop worrying that your twentysomething is lost

By: I need to represent | The Business Card Blog

I need to represent | The Business Card Blog — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:52:01 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:09:25 +0000

While I agree that your 20's should be a time of exploration of both the world and yourself, I have to disagree with the irresponsible way that the author painted it. As several posers already stated, you can travel, do something you love, take time off, pursue your passions but in a responsible way. I have worked with and personally know many of these so called "lost twenty something’s", many of them hitch hike around the country sleeping on strangers sofa's if they are lucky, under a bridge if they are not. They can be seen begging for money on the downtown streets or maybe just a cigarette. They have a way of rationalizing just about anything, much the same way you did in your post.
Flash forward 10 yrs and take a look at what you have, a 30yr old with bad teeth, a few tats that are a bit embarrassing now, an earlobe that will need surgery to repair, several unpaid parking tickets, a drunk and disorderly, drunk in public or possession charge, an estranged relationship with every family member that has bailed them out, lent them money, or had something stolen from them, or had not heard from them in years. Sure some of these young adults do find their way eventually, but many more seem to slip thru the cracks. Please stop making this passage in life sound so romantic, and give a balanced view. Thanks, and good luck to all

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:51:40 +0000

incredible post, loved it(that it beeing 22 myself)

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