Back in the 50's and 60's the "American Dream" was to move out, start a family of your own, and get a decent paying job to get the things that they want. Nowadays, in the contemporary lifestyle of the average adolescent, they already have the things that they want. In their effort to acquire the other things that they want, they must sacrifice the things that they already have. From my experiences as a college student fresh out of high school, figuring out your future away from home is a very scary experience. The first time I went back to my hometown, the nostalgic surroundings were very comforting. I had never been more happy to be home. Then i realized why people put off going to college, why they stay at home, and/or why they struggle with starting their future. They're comfortable. Why get thrown into the adult life when you can still stay with mom and dad just for a little while longer?
Throughout our adolescent lives we were taught that pursuing higher education, mainly college, was the most important thing to do. As children, we wanted to become astronauts, race car drivers, or even the President. But as we entered our last few years of school, those options didn't seem so realistic. How can we be expected to plan our entire future in only a couple of years? There is no transition period for which an adolescent can gradually assume more and more responsibilities in life. Because of this, there is no transformation from adolescent to adult, rather there is an explosion where "young adults" are trusted with an intimidating choices to make.
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