Lazy? Addicted? my daughter's experience - mini study of who we are throwing under the bus

[LiberalEsto]

9. We have two daughters in their late 20s, unable to support themselves

so I have some understanding of your situation. You are fortunate that your daughter is hard-working and independent.

Both of mine dropped out of several colleges, neither has any sort of degree. I can't understand why, since both were good students in high school.

One worked as a nanny for many years but got tired of it; now she lives with a boyfriend and works part-time in a bookstore. She makes minimum wage, and that's the only work she can find. We pay her student loans.

The other lives at home with us and works part time as a waitress but earns very little. She does have some health issues. We pay for her health insurance, car insurance, car expenses and student loan debt.

As a result we are able to save almost nothing for retirement. I often wonder what things will be like in 10 years, when my husband would be able to retire. I haven't been able to find work in nearly five years despite sending application after application into the void. I can't do anything that involves standing or lifting.

I worry a lot about what on earth we're going to do when we have to survive on Social Security (if the damned repukes don't destroy it). We won't be able to support them, and they likely won't be in any kind of position to help us.