What’s your honest advice for a young person struggling with rent, money, and finding a job, still relying on parents financially right now?
Not looking for “just work hard,” genuinely curious what actually got you through a phase like this, and how you dealt with the guilt of relying on parents at this age.
I just feel like I’m running behind something, not even sure what exactly, money, stability, proving something to myself, maybe all of it at once. Curious if anyone else has felt that and figured out what they were actually running from, or toward…
Try not to be too hard on yourself, it’s extremely tough out there and it’s no shame to rely on your parents. They are family, and they want to help you get on your feet. Other cultures look at family support as completely natural, but in the west generally we are made to feel that we need to be completely independent and figure it all out at 18, otherwise we are losers.
I studied and worked hard in my 20s, stabilized in my 30s, and only now north of 40 do I feel like I have achieved success, except there are still aspects of my life that aren’t what I hoped. Nobody has it all figured out.
To summarize: lift weights, floss, find joy