Life Changes

I am going to stick with the theme about how life has changed over the years, although this may sound cheesy to some but it boggles my mind about how different life is today than even when my parents were growing up! My parents aren't even that old, my dad will be celebrating his 50th birthday next year but when he talks about his college years and life experience it seems like so long ago!
My parents were high school sweet hearts, this alone does not even happen at all anymore, and they just celebrated their 25th anniversary. When they graduated high school they moved out and never looked back. My mom was only 18 years old when she left her home to start her own life and she was only 22 when she married my dad. Does anyone even move out when they are 18 anymore? With the boomerang generation, most kids are now going back home even after college to live with their parents. This was almost unheard of twenty years ago! What has the world come to? Kids are now more dependent on their parents longer, getting married later in life and having children almost in their middle ages! What does this mean for us in the future?
The recession has really done more harm than people realize and has created a vicious cycle spiraling out of control. College graduates are forced to move back home because of the overwhelming debt coming out of college, which is devaluating real estate because they are purchasing homes later in life, mainly due to financial reasons. Maybe I am biased in the fact that I am a college graduate and the stress of debt is almost overwhelming. It puts pressure on everything we do in life, whether it be getting a job, finding a home and even finding a life partner! Isn't is sad that now before thinking about being with someone we now have to think about the debt they bring to the table??
When I heard that Obama was talking about erasing all college debt this got me to thinking, imagine how much different life would be?? College students wouldn't be moving back home because they would have the finances to purchase a home, therefore facilitating marriage and creating families. This, in turn, would put more money back into the economy and possibly climbing out of this funk of a recession that we are in! One can only dream! Happy Friday!!