So this is a totally off beat post, but I would like some insight/opinions on this. With acebook and twitter and other social outlets being so prominant these days, its very easy to look into other peoples personal lives.
I have reconnected with many people tvat I have lost touch with since high school, and its great to hear stories and catch up and so on. Now I am pushing 30, and there are a few people Ive reconnected with through social networks who are ether the same age or older. And I just discovered that a person I knew back in h.s. Is parent to a 10 year old child. Single parent scrnario, which I know is never easy. However I learned that this person is still living home with their parents and sharing a room with their 10 year child. Now if this was necessity b/c there was just no other option, then it wouldnt bother me.
But this person is constantly talking about the social life they have, going out all the time, the vacations that are taken and so on. I also know this person works a full time job. So there is most certainly an income.
My issue is, this kid is 10 years old and being forced to share a room with their parent, has no real sense of privacy, and is probably hearing seeing things that 10 year olds shouldnt. I find it unfair to the child and also as though this.person has totally taken advantage of their parents generousity. I dont know why this is bothering me the way that it does, and maybe thats why I would like to hear opinions on this kind of scenario.
Im not planning on approaching the topic with this person, because it isnt my place to. Im just curious how other people perceive this.
Ive worked since I was 14 years old, and was out of my parents house at 20. And was supporting a household completely by myself by 22, and that was before I finished my undergrad degree. So the salary I was making was nowhere near substantial.I know how expensive it is to raise a child and be out on ur own, people do it everyday. And i just feel bad for this child who is stuck in such close quarters as their parent.
Thoughts opinions?
And let me stress, I am not being mean or nasty or bitchy, I am just trying to gain some perspective on this thats all.