Comments on: Stop worrying that your twentysomething is lost

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:50:40 +0000

Aren't you a bitch!

By: Giulia

Giulia — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:16:00 +0000

hmmm I can't agree with you. I do live with my parents for 3 years now and I'm 23 yrs old, but in many many many cultures, the whole family lives together until the 'children' get married and start forming their own families. These are not "tribe cultures' but are cultures of most of latin america, asia, and africa. These people do create themselves and have their own personalities. Being alone, independent (in a money wise way) doesn't recreate yourself, they do for some people. I loved (and love) living with my family and just moved out bc I moved cities and countries. I think it depends on the family and the relationship you have with them.

By: 4GenY

4GenY — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:18:00 +0000

As a 28 year old, I find this post to be the opposite of the advice I would give to someone coming up behind me. I didn't just flounder about after graduating high school. I wasn't entirely sure about the specifics of what I wanted to do with my life but I knew that nothing was not what I wanted. So I involved myself in various experiences during college so that I could have a good idea of what I would do when I graduated. I added a major, took a few fun classes, tried my hand at selling (I was horrible at it). I have worked in more than one area, contemplated a change of direction or location, and narrowed my focus since graduation. However, I did not stand still. You crawl, then walk. You walk, then run. But sitting and doing nothing just leaves you undeveloped and immature. If a child doesn't starting speaking by a certain age, then they get evaluated for a developmental problem. Same is true for 20 somethings who are regressed into perpetual teenagedom. At some point you have to realize that you are not 16 anymore. It's okay to not know everything of what your life will be. No one really knows that. But you cannot sit around and wait for an idea to fall from heaven in between watching TV, surfing the net, or hanging out with your friends. Don't look for an apple tree if you haven't planted any apple seeds. Get out there and do something and don't stop moving. Also, don't quit just because things get hard. Nothing is easy all of the time.

By: Giulia

Giulia — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:02:00 +0000

I know this is an old post…but all I can say s THANK YOU!

I fit perfectly to your blog. I decided to move abroad with my boyfriend to where I don't speak the language (I'm learning!) and out of the whole year I'm here, I have worked only half of the time. What I "think" I like to do I can't do it here bc of the language. Sorry to give so many details… but, I just think that even though my family understands me, I feel so much pressure from the outside. I keep thinking I am wasting my time and that I will never get a good job with this time gap in my resume and no "real job" experience…

THANK YOU for having such a great blog!

By: Giulia

Giulia — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:02:00 +0000

I know this is an old post…but all I can say s THANK YOU!

THANK YOU for having such a great blog!

By: Fork in the Road | The Romantic

Fork in the Road | The Romantic — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:55:01 +0000

[...] recently read a great open letter (via my friend Aly) addressed to older generations frustrated at under-achieving twentysomethings. [...]

By: kh

kh — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:59:38 +0000

'A loser is someone who lets someone else tell them what success looks like.' Yet here we are, taking notes on what a loser is, and what a winner is.

It's funny, of the 8 close friends I made in university engineering, only 1 hasn't found a job in the field and is in search of what he truly desires. So, 7/8 university graduates are 'losers' who can't grow? The thing is, I set my goals because my parents taught me how to. This article is kind of sad…because it indicates the opposite of what should be done by parents.

By: D

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:02:20 +0000

I just left my job. not too sure how things would plan out… but your article hit the nail right on the head…!!

I love it! thank you!

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:05:07 +0000

You know what? I agree with you, but to a point. When my kids are in their 20's, they can do whatever they want – explore, create, dream, change majors 10 times, "take a year off" – without getting hassled by me. But I will not be funding it. There's nothing "brave" about trying new and exciting things if you know Mama's waiting at home with a piping hot dinner and fresh towels. That's just avoiding life.

By: James

James — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:20:41 +0000

This was a really nice blog, posted on a friend's facebook. Til you click around the site a bit and find stuff like this: http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2011/08/16/blueprint-for-a-womans-life/#more-8369

How could this even be the same person? It's completely and irrevocably offensive and completely contradicts this article. There are people praising it as "straight talk". Straight talk to who? To women who don't want to be anything in life that isn't directly defined by a man? It's not even worth the time to draw out and compare the two for their glaring incongruity. It's just deeply upsetting. While this will likely strike up a debate among the followers of this misogynistic moron, I don't care to debate with idiots. I hope this gets posted so women with sense don't find themselves offering praise to this kind of duplicity.