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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Comments (211)
nomz333 5
rip up the newspaper
Xx_MyDarkRomance 0
I take it ur not strict parents?
lextheplex 0
make that lazy bass pro-shop get a job..
jahGATSBY 1
maybe the son is suffering from a mental disease like depression, anxiety or ADD which have been proven to negatively affect productivity - ESPECIALLY in the workplace. and he was eating, who hasn't read the comics or watched tv then? all you people posting that you should kick him out obviously are blind to the fact that it's not the 90s and starting out on your own isn't that simple anymore. there's a high probability he'll end up homeless and will die do to starvation, a hate crime, or suicide. and for those saying YDI have most likey grown up in homes with withholding parents, whether that be financially or emotionally. did the OP love their son? yes. did they smother him? maybe. but don't blame the kid. it's the same as asking a rape victim, slave, or hostage to suddenly go out into the world by themselves. they've been conditioned to be a certain way and while they might adjust they also are pretty likely to have a psychotic break and loose their shit. just keep loving him and encourage him to take a few community college classes or put a resume up on a site like monster.com. and don't kick him out right away. the OP obviously cares about their son so they wouldn't want him to be a slave to creditors a week in to the job. let him "rent" his room from you for a few months until he can save up for rent money and have a bit of a nest egg saved up for him to fall back on.
Xx_MyDarkRomance 0
wow that actually is a really good point! I never even thought of that! good for you sticking up for those who need it :)
tgenre 1
what a ******* pussy-fied comment. Get a ******* life.
bitheway 2
STFU #195
bitheway 2
#177 if OP does love their son then they wouldn't let him go to something like suicide or starvation if OP has raised the son rite then he should b able to figure something out And OP why wouldn't you make your sons childhood just beraly bad enough for him to want 2 leave if he did want to leave He'd be open and willing to get a roommate or two
eleniel421 28
Actually, Alberta is one of the best places in Canada to find a job right now.
WOGBRO 6
FYL
docscientist 10
Maybe he's reading Doonesbury in order to get a grasp on the political and economic climate to find the most promising employer?
wriptidez 0
never beat a man-child it can lead to shaken man-child syndrome
sviperv 0
it's your own fault. MAKE him go out and do something instead of crying that he isn't. apparently you didn't instill work ethic or drive while raising him, so don't complain now that he doesn't have any!
bitheway 2
This doesn't mean he don't have a drive
hosson 0
so what comics r funny. how about do what they did in step brothers and give him one month to find a job or he's out on his ass.