Jonathan, a Poem About a Lazy 22 Year Old Man
Jonathan, About the Difference in Two Young Men
Jonathan, A poem about a lazy 22 year old
At night he is wide awake,
He play video games for heaven sake
But when the sun pokes out its head
This young man is fast in bed
I wonder what makes this youngin tick
If he was mine I use a stick
To hit him on his noggin round
Cause he need to put his feet on the ground
At 22 he needs a job, besides sleep
But his mother doesn't say a peep.
His dad tells him how it ought to be
But he continues just to be
A guitar pickin, video playin, lazy lad
I often wonder what will become
Of this young man who loves his fun
When his support is dead and gone
The blessing is he is not mine
To worry about all the time
Thanks the Lord my son is well
Jim works so hard, it is hard to tell
When he will take a much needed rest
For he is just the very best
Son any one could possibly choose
He tries so hard and pays his dues
The difference in these two young men
Is startling to the very end
It makes one wonder what I did
That makes my Jim such a great kid
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Post a Commentmy son is 22, my wife and i have worked hard and gone without much over the years to give our children a stable start in life, my eldest daughter is 19, works hard and plays hard, but gives a little house keeping, enjoys her life, we get on, my son has had the same oppurtunities, but refuses to even look for a job, stays in bed all day, rarely helps around the house, he has defeated my wife, its not just his lack of a job its his lazy attitude, i have never raised a hand to my son, i am big and tough and had a much harder life than he could ever dream of, we have tried to motivate him in every possible way, we have failed,he has broken my heart with his ways, i know that the only thing i could do would be to throw him from the house, but i can't do it, he has made me look weak in the eyes of the only woman i have ever loved, he has destroyed the relationship we used to have as father and son, and he does not see it, or if he does he does not care, i feel we have a young man living in o
I'm one of these lazy 22 year olds. I know I'm supposed to be moved by this poem and all (reminds me abit of myself) and you'd all say things like ''get off your butt and go make a living'' but it just doesn't change. I'm the ''only'' guy on the planet who had a rough youth and as such, succumbed to defeatism. I lost interest in life itself, though I won't kill myself and I won't try to show too many signs of anxiety or my mom would call the psych ward and have them probe my head. Lately I've decided to finally leave my room and go get an education - although I feel like leaving my mom (sometimes you need your personal space...and the age difference can make it a hell..) I just can't takeup a part time job and study at the same time, or worse - take a study loan.
Yet I'm too lazy to make use of the chances I have...
How do you know my brother? This poem is about him. I know what happened to him. My parents worked us older kids hard, but when the baby was born when we were about grown (some us were grown) my mother apparently decided to keep him with her forever. My dad got sick and didn't feel like fighting her although he did try to teach my brother responsibility. He turned out just the way we tried to tell her he would. At 55 he doesn't have a clue how to even take care of himself and won't listen to anyone who cares. If he hadn't had some serious health problems develop that enabled him to draw a disability check, I don't know what would have become of him. And he is the most miserable person I know. And, like you, I also have a son Jim who is one of the most responsible people I know.
Love your descriptions! Unfortunately I know some young men like this who need to get up and get moving.
I guess we each have to raise our kids our own way, but my Dad was raised in an orphanage and he taught us you get what you earn. Not that he was mean to us, he wasn't. But we learned to take responsibility for ourselves and it is time we went back to the old way of doing things if we expect more from our children. That is why both my kids had part time jobs to earn extra spending money when they were kids. By 14 my daughter was selling pop corn at the local cinema too. Now they are both self sufficient and even help us when we need it. She bought us a car two years ago.
I think I know him!! :>)
Very nice job:)
This is a tremendous social commentary. Great job.
oh..I liked this one..so many lazy teens..and older young adults!!..:)
I think you've met my 22 year old son!