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I am very much so … but that’s only because both my parents were shithead drug addicts in their 20s. My mom got in AA and turned her life in to a better place but she was starting again from the bottom. My dad didn’t get help and was still using and dealing and struggling last time I heard.

[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Absolutely. Both me and my siblings. My parents were in an okay spot at this point, but they supported us to do far better.

Times were pretty borked compared to now, at least in this country.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

No. Close, but no.

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

In terms of satisfaction? No. In terms of finances? Not sure. By my age, my parents were together, my mom had my sister and my dad became a step father to her, they had a lot of friends and were very popular. Me...not so much in any of those things. But I'm living comfortably in my own apartment, no kids or S.O. so I have a lot of spare cash and a lot of things I like. I don't know if my parents had the same pleasures as me at this age.

[–] guy@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago
[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yep. Low bar to clear

[–] LOLjoeWTF@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Absolutely yes. I'm very fortunate.

[–] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Financially maybe, my parents were probably still at university at my age. They'd make more money than I do afterwards though.

And they had already found each other, while I've never even had one relationship yet.

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 1 points 3 months ago

hell no. At least they had a car, a mobile home, and prospects for the future

[–] ephrin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago
[–] scytale@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Hard to compare in my case. I’m the same age as my mom when she had me, and we were multiple kids at that point. At the time we were probably smack dab middle class and were living comfortably. On the other hand I’m better off in the sense that I’m in another country that has a higher standard of living and way higher salaries, and we don’t have kids. So technically more money to spend than they did having to support kids.

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