So, Another Three More Years Before He’s Homeless?
I’m not a very diligent human being. In fact, I could probably walk past a thousand people today and they’d all be working hard, brains clicking, and figuring out the problems of the Earth (aka some random bullshit to put on their next paper). But I learned awhile back that laziness doesn’t get you much of anywhere. You have to start doing things to get to where you want to go. At least, that’s what I think.
So when I see stories like this, I wonder if mankind is further behind than I thought.
Anthony Pico qualifies as an expert on foster care after spending 18 years in California’s program. And he says it’s far from perfect.
But staying in the system and receiving financial help as long as possible would be much better than being cast adrift, said Pico, who took part in a broad discussion of foster care at a meeting of the American Bar Association.
“I’m an adult, but I don’t want to move out. I don’t want to start paying rent. If I stay in until I’m 19 or 20, I’ll be more stable and maybe I won’t repeat the cycle,” Pico explained at a weekend session of foster care experts and advocates at the ABA conference.
And maybe I won’t take out the garbage. Maybe I won’t get a job. Maybe I’ll just keep on taking these free checks and having a good time without worrying about paying it back. Because everyone loves free money. I’ve lived on it for so long, how do I live without it?
Maybe I’ll start acting like an adult and learning financial responsibility. Because that’s what most people do. Or at the least, I’ll get a credit card and learn the meaning of deep debt and empty pockets. That’s what cool people do. Besides, saying you’re on welfare rarely gets you laid. And isn’t that what all people do?
Any comments on the nonchalant attitude to work? No political discussions on welfare.
Many states cut off foster youth at 18 [Yahoo News]
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