BLOG #5: Claim

The article titled, “BRINGING UP ADULTOLESCENTS*”, by Peg Tyre definitely got me thinking. Even though I was supposed to be more preoccupied with how I should be thinking about the Toulmin model related to this story, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was destined to be one of these post-college people crashing at my parents pad, bumming a few bucks off of them for dinner while searching for my inevitable career. However, I quickly realized that the main point to this entire article, or the claim, was that “Relying on your folks to light the shadowy path to the future has become so accepted that even the ultimate loser move- returning home to live with your parents- has lost its stigma” (Tyre, pg. 134). This very comparable situation to many of my peers does have some very frightening backing and reality to my personal reality and the reality of many college students. The fact that Tyre states how parents are becoming more and more influential in their children’s post-college lives and decision making is definitely prevalent (135). In fact, my parents prodding of my attending law-school upon my graduation and the unavoidable mountain of debt that will ensue has convinced me that it seems like a grand idea. Later, the author provides more backing to her claim by citing one particular story of how a young man has decided to take his very well-paying job and save his money for toys, trips, and leisure by moving back into his parents home; the fact that he even has a girlfriend helps to aide in the belief that living with your parents after college isn’t a “loser” thing to do anymore (135-136). Lastly, Tyre provides expert commentary from a financial planner indicating the immense amounts of funds parents are spending on these “Adultolescents” to furnish this hot new trend. Just for my personal sanity I hope my parents aren’t as “supportive”.