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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 56131" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>I'm of two minds on this...</p><p></p><p>On the one hand, my son joined the service at age 18. He was "old" enough to die for his country if necessary, but not old enough to drink a beer legally, rent an apartment with out a cosigner, rent a car, etc. There is just something wrong with that.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, there are SO many 18 year old (heck, there are 28 year olds) that have no concept of money management, or what it takes to actually get along in life.</p><p></p><p>But I think ALL kids should be given family responsibilities and know and learn how to live on their own. All teens should work a job - not necessarily for the cash, but so they can learn work ethics, and how to do things you may not want to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 56131, member: 439"] I'm of two minds on this... On the one hand, my son joined the service at age 18. He was "old" enough to die for his country if necessary, but not old enough to drink a beer legally, rent an apartment with out a cosigner, rent a car, etc. There is just something wrong with that. On the other hand, there are SO many 18 year old (heck, there are 28 year olds) that have no concept of money management, or what it takes to actually get along in life. But I think ALL kids should be given family responsibilities and know and learn how to live on their own. All teens should work a job - not necessarily for the cash, but so they can learn work ethics, and how to do things you may not want to do. [/QUOTE]
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