Last night I got into a discussion with a good friend of mine: Darryl. The argument (I mean discussion) stemmed into a lot of streams but I will focus on only a few.

When I first meet people I am eager to get to know them, weigh them up and get a feel for them. A lot of people take me the wrong way when they first meet me and my closest friends always admit “Ron, I didn’t know how to take you when I first met you, I thought you were on the obnoxious side.” They say I am one of those “I love you or hate you” kind of people.”

I have been known to be a judgmental person. To which I will admit, does exist
My judgmental persona doesn’t usually flow about a person as a whole but more so in the actions that flow from your character. Most of my closest friends, whom I love dearly, have certain characteristics that I can’t handle and they know it, because I am vocal about it.

I have been known from time to time to rant and when I do its extreme. These rants aren’t personal attacks on a person, like I just stated, but more of about popular traits that our common to our society. Ex – People that watch TV every night and complain about being over weight. I myself have many traits that I can’t handle about me. I am tormented with them. For instance my advice on eating properly and pointing out those that don’t. Find me 10 minutes later and I will be scarfing down a Big Mac with no remorse.

The rant that I was going on about yesterday was the 21st century 20 something year old mentality of lazy young adults. You know the people I’m talking about. These people who own the latest gadgets, sweetest ride, spend their money like no-ones business and live at home sponging off Mom and Dad. Then they have the balls to come to me and be like “Ron, check out my new this, lets go for a ride in my new car, lets go here for the weekend and do that.” Oh I’m sorry; I can’t appreciate your new crap right now because I’m too busy making dinner and paying my bills for the month.

Note to parents: if your kid has a nicer ride and goes on nicer vacations that you – its time you sent them packing.

I don’t know what it is with the people my age. They don’t cook for themselves unless it can be cooked for 3 minutes in the microwave, don’t pay rent, don’t “pitch” in at home and have the ambition of a rock. Yet I’m the bad guy for bringing it up.

I have nothing wrong with parents helping their kids out, paying for school, helping them with a first car, down payment on a house, allowing them to “get ahead” a little, but seriously, some parents need to stop babying their kids and let them become adults.
My parents tell me what it was like for them starting out; no money, renting, not knowing where the next meal was coming from and still raising a family. Times are ruff when you start out, there is a reason for that. Now its as though parents don’t want their kids to travel down and experience the very things that made them who they are today.