Teens: If your parents lose their jobs, what will you do?

What a sweetheart you are wigima. It is most unusual for someone of your young age to even consider the perils your parents may face in the near future. Yes, it would be difficult to give up all the things you are used to, but in times of adversity, a truly loving family pulls together. Why not try a few of your ideas now, like using less hot water and paying attention to the utility bills? It is a good time to learn about conserving BEFORE things get desperate. It is always a good time to save money, not just when faced with a job loss. Keep that positive attitude, young lady, it is truly admirable!

I admire you for being prepared to offer your support for your parents. There are few kids who will do that this time. They will even tend to blame their parents for losing their jobs. I experienced helping my parents cope with our financial crisis after I graduated highschool. Instead of enrolling for college I stopped for one year and helped them in taking care of my siblings for them to have more time to earn for a living. During weekends I sell fruits and vegetables in the market while my mom stayed home for my brothers and sisters. To continue with my studies, I applied as student assistant (working student), so I can start with my college studies. My parents paid for my boarding house rental and food, and I took care of maintaining my scholarship as a working student. After two years I made it to the dean’s list—full scholar. No need for me to work for the school. I continued to help my parents in selling crafts and other products from our area (with the faculty member and my classmates) so that I will have money for my projects and other school expenses. I graduate college with flying colors and my parents were so proud of me. I am also proud of my parents for giving me the opportunity to help them and supported me all the way. After graduation I took the board exams that my parents loaned from a relative just to let me go with the licensure board exams—I passed the board exams and landed a job (that we pay on a shared basis when i had my job). Now I am more capable of helping then and even now that I am married with kids, I still continue helping my parents in my own little ways.

If my parents was losing their job,I will give them money for life,because i am working.But they cann't lose their job,they always can find a job.

you know, you are diamond for your parents. good daughter.i think your parents will be proud of you. i think if i will be you, i do like what you are doing now, i will be sacrifice to my parents.

I think our way of life will have to change. You will not have as much income and money to just buy whatever you want. That could be less internet access, less satellite and cable packages. Also could mean doing alot more yard sales and garage sales. Also could be eating out alot less more.

Actually i would. You know why? The things i have now came from my parent's money, they're not entirely mine. I owe them these things. I certainly will minimize my demands for money and leisure because i know it will be a great help. I owe my parents my existence and at times of trouble they need me.

If my parents lose their job, I will face economic crisis. So I have to find a job so that I can earn money by myself to help them.

I would find a work since nobody is working in the house anymore I would prepare my resume to be attractive and irresistible..Then,have to encourage to older sibling who have no work to try to work becoming the bread winner may be tough but hopefully one earn could hardly makes any differences.

I'm not so much a teen anymore... but when I was younger, I worked as a student tutor and stopped going out as much for movies, dining, sports and such. Eventually we broke off from cable and downgraded our Internet...in the end, we actually started to depend on our local library and coffee shops for the free wi-fi. I'm not sure what I would do now... probably just go back to being a tutor. It paid pretty well.

I would really try to help them out if I am not able to help them out economically them i would try to help them by not making hard expenses.I'll try not to spend much on me and would also look out for some good job opportunities or vacancies for them.This would help my family in a better way.And thanks for sharing your post.

we can see that you are caring children, the current world economic downturn, many people are unemployed, but people have not lost the instinct to survive, there are always ways to find ways to survive, as long as mutual understanding and support of family members, difficulties will get over, all of us all to work hard to find ways, life would be getting better and better, and must have confidence in.

well my mother is housewife but my father is an army officer, so our sorce of income is our only father.If my father lost his job then i have to do lot, i am 21 now and i am earning much but i spent most so first of all,i cut off my expenditure by spending most of my time in doing work and not waste money in riding bike and on friends then i will try to help my father to find another job,as i am also a student so i will try to get some extra income from different sources to help my parents.

Yes ..the economy now is pretty bad. But my parent's jobs are pretty secure. But let's just say they will loose their job.. I will try to get myself a job. And I would try to talk to them, and send them to the country side, so only me and my sister will live in town. My salary should be fine, for a boy and a girl in town. I am a student now, and I already have some offers for the feature.