Grown doesn't make you an Adult

It seems that our generation has not found the stability in employment as our parents did or when hard times hit we were ill prepared to stand on our own two feet, forcing us to lean back on our parents. What a blessing and a curse. It pains me to ever see my parents hurt or burden because of my poor decisions, or failed planning. My problems are not their problems. If you are blessed enough to have parents that are willing and able to assist you during a hard time, don't forget that you have to hang up your adult card and respect their rules, space and time. Don't become comfortable laying your troubles at their feet, pick up your own shoes. They love us enough to want us to do better, but no one desires to help those that turn a down time into a vacation. If your parents opened their home for you to pull your life back together, please put together an exit plan. While they will be slow to turn you away, trust me they are ready for your grown behind to go. If you are like me and have parents that are blessed to have it, guess what... news flash it doesn't mean they desire to spend it on you. They worked hard and saved long for their money, cars, homes and time. They built their life, its time to build our own. If you live with your parents pay them rent or utilities, cook and clean up after you and them. Just because your drivers license proclaims you are grown, that doesn't make you an adult. Adults figure it out or go without, because it may be hard for you to believe, but our parents don't OWE us a thing. Many of us were afforded great opportunities because the lives of our parents past included large sacrifices to ensure we had the best chance possible, so our Mom skipped the nail salon, wasn't hanging in the club and for sure was not planning a vacation while still living in someone else's home. It is past time to prioritize, because our future should include taking care of our parents. It's our turn to do their job. They taught us well and why not show them now that we can survive, because once they are gone we will have no choice. I have a lot of wrongs to right, my first step is to apologize.