Today, I saw my unemployed 29-year-old son, who still lives with us, reading the work section of the newspaper and prayed that he was looking for a job. He was looking for the comics. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my dad called my recently unemployed son a no-good bum for not job hunting. My son literally spent all day beefing up his resume and scheduling job interviews for the whole week. It's not the 1920s anymore, dad. You can't just walk into a building, ask for a job, and get hired right on the spot. FML
Today, my son's teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He put down "unemployed". FML
Today, I actually resorted to checking the newspaper obituaries to see where the deceased were employed, just so I can find a job opening. FML
Today, I walked in on my son flopping around on the floor with a blanket wrapped around his legs. Apparently at age 22, he'd rather pretend to be a mermaid than go out and get a damn job. FML
Today, like every day, I scrolled through my social media feeds, seeing happy couples, people buying houses and landing their dream jobs. I, on the other hand, am a single 23 year-old man in a dead end job, who still lives with his parents. FML
Today, my son's homework was to write a story about what he wants to be when he grows up. He wrote that he plans on being unemployed and living at home until we throw him out, then he'll live under a bridge. He's only 12, but already planning for a future as an unemployed bum. FML
Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone call. They were impressed with me. That's when my son decided to throw a tantrum asking for food. After some silence, the caller told me they were looking for someone who wasn't juggling little kids at home and hung up. My son is 20. FML
Today, my son finally got a job for the first time in his life. He only did it so he can upgrade his PC and buy Overwatch. He's 24. FML
Today, my father told me to "go get a job." He has been unemployed for three years. FML
Today, I found out my son's dad stole his unemployment card and took the money. My son was homeless at the time and using his dad's address for mail. FML
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kaileigh10 2
YDI for allowing him to still live with u.
capitalone 0
LoL, why don't you just confront him? instead of just waiting for him. he obviously isn't looking for a job.
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skate4life753 0
So he was reading the comics section, not the job section.
skate4life753 0
So he was reading the comics section, not the job section.
Barney_Rubble_75 0
comic store clerk? comic/graphic novel publishing house mail room boy? gotta start somewhere. if it's not a serious interest, sit down with him and ask him what job he'd really like to do. explain that he won't get his dream job straight away (usually) and that he'll need to apply for jobs in either related fields OR lower down the ladder in a company where his dream-job exists. explain to him how you need your space and you need to know that he can take care of himself. come up with some strategies/solutions and after a while go down the arse-kicking path. start out with supplying him with hope though, otherwise it sounds like he's the sort of guy who gets overwhelmed with the real world... good luck sorting it out. :)
thecrazyasian 3
Fail!
MrBobby_fml 7
It's your sun, your house... take some responsibility. Sure, he SHOULD be the one taking responsibility, but he's clearly not, and you're next in line. Do something about it, this is currently your fault!
Barney_Rubble_75 0
'son'
ceddyz17 10
no xbox live for him
TheDrifter 24
55 I need to grow up? I got out of prison for the first time since my 13th birthday at age 20 and I have been driving semi truck since then. 60k a year and no fixed address. (thus the name) I have three daughters, all by the same woman no less, and I take care of them. What area of my life needs maturity? Or did I just strike a nerve when I made a crack about living at home at mine and the op's age showing a lack of ambition.
sharkton 0
maybe he wrote a comic and is waiting for it to be published. wishful thinking?
zeta24 0
we are in a bad economy and maybe nobody hu is hiring fits ur sons parameters he is just like millions of people and so what if he reads the comics? that is why people spend thier time writing them!! he is ur son!
jennabell 0
you always know just what to do! that's sound advice.