Becky has same-age peers that are far more mature than her. She has younger peers who are more mature than her.rayshul wrote: ↑ I think the problem with this generation is they aren't growing up. They aren't settling down and marrying and having kids, and if they are they're doing it out of wedlock and they divorce like motherfuckers and there are all these stunted people - I mean, look at the skepchicks and friends. I'm starting to think that kids are a big fucking decider in whether or not people grow up normal or go down the crazy chain. I guess it's hard to look at your baby boy and be like CIS HET WHITE MALE FUCK YOU. Not that some pieces of shit don't try.
Being an overgrown baby is a problem that afflicts more than Becky's generation. Paul Myers is clearly still living in his own memories of high school. It's not a problem limited to "you kids today."
And especially regarding the idea brought up elsewhere that it's because kids aren't striking off on their own...failing to note that, for example, the Mexican family down the road living three generations to a home is a far more "traditional" way of life. If not moving out when they're 16 is stunting these kids' development, it's because the idea has been so strongly impressed on them that this is what adults must do and if you can't afford to it then you're not an adult. Which incidentally leads to lots of overgrown children of rich parents who get to think they ARE adults because their trust fund money gets them a nice pad in the city.
