best way to grow up

So I put up an ad on Craigslist last week to find somebody to sublet from me starting in December. I got a few responses reading something like this:

"Hi, my name is --- ---, and I'm looking for an apartment for my son. He's a college student at SUNY....His living situation is horrible!"

When I ask this mother about his financial situation...

"Don't worry about payment, we're going to take care of that. We'll send the checks up regularly and on time to the landlord."

Seriously, teach the kid some responsibilities. AT LEAST open up a bank account for him, deposit the money there, and get him to write his own damn rental checks.


I've been developing my philosophies for how to raise children, since lately I've been an elementary school teacher, and my cousins' kids in HK and in Massachusetts are giving me more and more exposure. On top of this, I'm noticing what happens to me when I take on more responsibilities for myself an others - this is LIFE! I'm coming to the conclusion that a lot of high-schoolers are depressed because they're alienated. They're experiencing anomie (for you sociologists out there). Of course, you do get kids who are busy and are responsible for themselves, and even others too. And they complain "I wish I had a normal kid life." But they don't realize how good they have it. They'll understand when they grow up.

This is crazy week for me now, as I prepare to fly to Hong Kong in less than a week. I've already been formulating my ideas for my new YouTube personality. I just need a name! And then I'll be public within a couple weeks or so =)