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Re:My daughter was a creative genius, and then we bought her... by Aerroon on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:28PM (#25139554)
Yes, but the difference is that as an adult you choose to be there. You can make arrangements that fit what you want. Kids don't have that option. They often don't even realize that they themselves might've put too much on their own plate and might not know how to handle it. They just don't burn out the same way adults do.

As an aside, if school was preparation for adult life then it really should teach you to drive, cook, and an understanding of the law. There are few things that school teaches that end up being more important than those for adults.

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Re:My daughter was a creative genius, and then we bought her... by falcolas on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:34PM (#25141333)
> as an adult you choose to be there

With the alternative frequently being homelessness. It's a lucky few (relatively speaking) who can freely switch jobs and pursue passions.

Most people work simply so they can continue to have a home, food, water, heat...

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Re:My daughter was a creative genius, and then we bought her... by Aerroon on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:25PM (#25146215)
You still have way more flexibility and choice. You can decide to work more, work less, find a new job etc. What you get out of it is different and perhaps you don't want to give up your lifestyle, but you can decide to do that. You have no such choices as a kid.
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Re:My daughter was a creative genius, and then we bought her... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday November 19, 2020 @07:25AM (#25148788)
If only. There are pretty much two settings available to most Americans: full time or more, and poverty. Relatively few people have the luxury of being able to spend a lot of time looking for better employment (again this is on top of all the working they are doing) or working less. I, for one, would gladly work a lot less for equivalently less pay, it just isn't an option available to me.
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Re:My daughter was a creative genius, and then we bought her... by rmah on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:11PM (#25141017)
if school was preparation for adult life then it really should teach you to drive, cook, and an understanding of the law.

I don't know about now, but when I was in school (in the US), we were taught all those things and more (a bit of carpentry, metal work, engine repair, simple accounting, etc) YMMV.

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Re:My daughter was a creative genius, and then we bought her... by oxinai on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @04:12PM (#25142494)
At least back at the district I was in back in the day (and worked at, briefly), students could either take shop/business or advanced core classes. For some reason, those paths tended to have scheduling conflicts.
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