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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 711761" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>I won't deny that its a stereotype. The problem is that if a stereotype goes on long enough, and builds up enough momentum then it can become a reality...sometimes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, its more about the parents than anything. The simple fact of the matter is that an adult child, more often than not, expects too much assistance from the parental units simply because its always been given in the past. Not saying that some small measure of blame doesn't fall on them because at any point they could have made that decision to become their own person, separate from the parents, but they didn't.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry SWOT, its an occupational hazard for me to be skeptical of human behavior. On top of having my own Difficult Child, I spend 40 hours a week dealing with other people's Difficult Child's. People accuse me of having no faith in human nature. I politely but firmly inform them that I have COMPLETE faith in human nature. Its just that the sum of your experiences with other people gives you an entirely different answer than what mine does. In my experience, human beings are petty, self absorbed, self centered A-holes. Animals are all about the survival of the species. Humans, even the best of us, have a tendency towards being me centric. Don't get me wrong, most of us do ok at rising above our baser instincts. But when the fecal matter strikes the oscillating air distribution device is when most fail to maintain that minimum requirement to be considered Civilized.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 711761, member: 18238"] I won't deny that its a stereotype. The problem is that if a stereotype goes on long enough, and builds up enough momentum then it can become a reality...sometimes. Yes, its more about the parents than anything. The simple fact of the matter is that an adult child, more often than not, expects too much assistance from the parental units simply because its always been given in the past. Not saying that some small measure of blame doesn't fall on them because at any point they could have made that decision to become their own person, separate from the parents, but they didn't. Sorry SWOT, its an occupational hazard for me to be skeptical of human behavior. On top of having my own Difficult Child, I spend 40 hours a week dealing with other people's Difficult Child's. People accuse me of having no faith in human nature. I politely but firmly inform them that I have COMPLETE faith in human nature. Its just that the sum of your experiences with other people gives you an entirely different answer than what mine does. In my experience, human beings are petty, self absorbed, self centered A-holes. Animals are all about the survival of the species. Humans, even the best of us, have a tendency towards being me centric. Don't get me wrong, most of us do ok at rising above our baser instincts. But when the fecal matter strikes the oscillating air distribution device is when most fail to maintain that minimum requirement to be considered Civilized. [/QUOTE]
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