Since my parents were working all the time, extracurricular activities were usually just not possible because no one was there to drive.
The result was that I spent my grade-, middle-, and high-school years (especially summers) simply loafing around - biking around the hood, kicking it with other kids, walking to the library, the mall or arcade, catching a bus downtown, futzing around on the computer and learning to program, walking, reading, thinking, etc.
Magical times...
People really only have 18 years guaranteed obligation-free, why rob them of that?
You can do more than 18 years obligation free. It's just people want more money.
I'd argue we have it backwards. More free time as we get older and more structure when we're younger. Not 100% scheduled, but not loafing around all day.
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I wish I could upvote this a million times.
Since my parents were working all the time, extracurricular activities were usually just not possible because no one was there to drive.
The result was that I spent my grade-, middle-, and high-school years (especially summers) simply loafing around - biking around the hood, kicking it with other kids, walking to the library, the mall or arcade, catching a bus downtown, futzing around on the computer and learning to program, walking, reading, thinking, etc.
Magical times...
People really only have 18 years guaranteed obligation-free, why rob them of that?
Thank you. Very well stated. Sorry for the "right-on" comment but an upvote to you and the parent post felt insufficient.
You can do more than 18 years obligation free. It's just people want more money.
I'd argue we have it backwards. More free time as we get older and more structure when we're younger. Not 100% scheduled, but not loafing around all day.