I know there is some mother who clicked on this article ready to chastise me in the comment section. I can hear it already:

“We do not want to teach our youth to be dependent on anyone.”

And you are right. I am usually against depending on anyone for anything. I got a job as soon as I was allowed to so I could make my own money. I decided to go to college far away from all I ever knew. I hate asking for help from anyone.

I believe that we as a generation love independence. We may not fully understand all the responsibilities that come along with independence, but we love the idea of being on our own and being fully in control. We have a tendency to think we are stronger than we actually are. We have a tendency to consider ourselves the only Savior we…