Young Adults–Dreams Delayed or Denied

Who do you know in their 20s?  Are you aware of how HARD it is for them to get ahead in today's economy?  Read this heartbreaking article and educate yourself on what to say to them.  Also, be sure and listen to my BlogTalkRadio show on this topic...Dennis

Dreams delayed or denied, young adults put off parenthood

The early years of adulthood are supposed to be a time of optimism and hope, but for many Americans now in their 20s it has instead been a period of uncertainty and frustration.

Hobbled by student loan debt, frustrated by careers that have been stymied by a weak job market — and frightened by watching their own parents suffer financial setbacks — many say they feel like they are getting off to a slow start. Even if the economy improves, that’s left some Millennials wondering if they’ll ever feel financially comfortable enough to have kids of their own.

“The American Dream is … OK, we go to school, we graduate, we get good jobs, we buy a house, we have kids,” said Daniel Flores, 27. “And it’s just like none of that has happened.”

Flores and his wife, Karlee, grew up in religious homes, got married soon after graduating from college and assumed that they would also be young parents.

   “We don't see it penciling out,” Karlee, also 27, wrote in an e-mail to TODAY.

Instead, the Salem, Ore., couple has started to wonder if parenthood is in the cards for them at all.

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