exclusivehoodie wrote:
Exactly. And I'm not trying to place blame here or anything but I feel like my parents were enablers and I would have been a lot more self sufficient at an earlier age if they would have just laid off. The one thing I can take away from it is that I know how I won't raise my kids.
I just looked at my last response and realised I didn't make sense. I meant "friends" in one instance and not "parents". Anyhow, I completely 100% agree with that too. My sister and I are always saying that. I wish I was more independent. Definitely have taken note of how I want my kids to go about getting a job and being independent.

For them though, they grew up in a poor country with parents that survived the depression and also came to Canada with next to nothing. So I know they overcame a lot and sometimes they use that against me. Almost mocking me in a sense, saying that everything is placed on a silver platter for myself and my sister. But along with that I honestly feel like they enjoy giving us all that they have because they can and their parents couldn't. It's always wanting things for your kids you didn't have. But really moving to another country at a young age forced them to be incredibly independent, something that I would have to take upon myself to do Anyway, I'm rambling but I can really relate to everything you've mention