It's a brutal world out there. Get used to it.

Ever noticed all the "boomerang" kids these days? In fact, the 20 somethings of today are known as the "boomerang generation," and that's not a compliment.

Here's their plan:

1) Graduate high school. Go party that night.
3) About three months later, ship off to college. Woohoo! Kegs and chicks/dudes galore!
4) Spend four/five years partying, clubbing, dating, hooking up, and studying just a little in between. Barely pass exams, blah blah blah, blah blah blah.
5) Graduate college. "Yeahhh, now I can get a REAL job."
6) Real job somehow does not work out.
7) Go back home to Mom and Dad. Sit on their couch all day, eat their food, watch their TV, spend their money. Basically, ruin their lives.

Being a high school student, I see the very beginnings of this behavior in high school. Parents nurturing their kids a little too much, giving in a little too much, not making kids work for what they deserve, etc. How sad.

I've got a message for all you people who boomerang back home or have the potential to do so in the future.

GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

Once you're out, stay out. Yes, come home for a visit. DO NOT STAY. Build your own life. Guys, no one wants to be with a dude who's with his parents - WHEN HE'S 30. Girls, it's NOT cute to live with your mommy and daddy when you're 30.

It's a brutal world out there. It's competitive and hard to succeed - but damn, you've got to learn somehow, sometime. Better sooner than later. So what if you go face-first in the mud every once in a while? It's better than going back home to mommy and daddy. It's brutal. Get used to it.