Comments on: My Fulfilling Life in Michigan http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/ A look at the reasons why young adults are or are not staying in Michigan Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: air max shoes http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-402 air max shoes Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:42:57 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-402 Well , the view of the passage is totally correct ,your details is really reasonable and you guy give us valuable informative post, I totally agree the standpoint of upstairs. I often surfing on this forum when I m free and I find there are so much good information we can learn in this forum! <br> <a href="http://aesthetic-appeal.com" rel="nofollow">aesthetic-appeal</a> Well , the view of the passage is totally correct ,your details is really reasonable and you guy give us valuable informative post, I totally agree the standpoint of upstairs. I often surfing on this forum when I m free and I find there are so much good information we can learn in this forum!
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]]> By: Matt http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Matt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:38:56 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-358 Michigan is a shithole. this place is a cancer on my soul and i cant wait to leave. if i could id burn this entire state down myself and do the world a favor. this state is full of morons and no real job opportunities. i have been damaged by growing up here. Michigan is a shithole. this place is a cancer on my soul and i cant wait to leave. if i could id burn this entire state down myself and do the world a favor. this state is full of morons and no real job opportunities. i have been damaged by growing up here.

]]> By: Pat http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Pat Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:07:14 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-346 No, not really. There is no stress in "not finding jobs" outside of Michigan because the unemployment rates are so much lower outside of Michigan (save Rhode Island and Mississippi). Also, most of us who are not socially inept find the ability to make new friends, meet new people and make new connections. Sure, if you like the idea of being surrounded by the same people you've known your entire life, being surrounded by the same surroundings, and are, in general, scared of new things, go ahead, stay in Michigan. The rest of us will not wait a minute longer during the holidays to get back to our thrilling, exciting lives outside of the mitten. No, not really. There is no stress in “not finding jobs” outside of Michigan because the unemployment rates are so much lower outside of Michigan (save Rhode Island and Mississippi). Also, most of us who are not socially inept find the ability to make new friends, meet new people and make new connections. Sure, if you like the idea of being surrounded by the same people you've known your entire life, being surrounded by the same surroundings, and are, in general, scared of new things, go ahead, stay in Michigan. The rest of us will not wait a minute longer during the holidays to get back to our thrilling, exciting lives outside of the mitten.

]]> By: jpbarrabee http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-307 jpbarrabee Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:38:01 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-307 How do we increase our tolerance for Risk and Change? By having more money for an infrastructure that will hold us up when we fall down. But Michigan has no money or is not willing to tax those that do. I moved here (professionally insane) to be close to my daughter who moved when my ex got a job as a professor here. I have my law degree and can only find work in temp jobs. The problem is that this state is bankrupt. The good news is that we are probably not all that much worse than other states. The bad news is that it is because other states are in bankruptcy too. Just wait for 2010 and see how much infrastructure is cut here in Michigan and in other states. How do we increase our tolerance for Risk and Change? By having more money for an infrastructure that will hold us up when we fall down. But Michigan has no money or is not willing to tax those that do. I moved here (professionally insane) to be close to my daughter who moved when my ex got a job as a professor here. I have my law degree and can only find work in temp jobs. The problem is that this state is bankrupt. The good news is that we are probably not all that much worse than other states. The bad news is that it is because other states are in bankruptcy too. Just wait for 2010 and see how much infrastructure is cut here in Michigan and in other states.

]]> By: jpbarrabee http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-231 jpbarrabee Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:38:01 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-231 How do we increase our tolerance for Risk and Change? By having more money for an infrastructure that will hold us up when we fall down. But Michigan has no money or is not willing to tax those that do. I moved here (professionally insane) to be close to my daughter who moved when my ex got a job as a professor here. I have my law degree and can only find work in temp jobs. The problem is that this state is bankrupt. The good news is that we are probably not all that much worse than other states. The bad news is that it is because other states are in bankruptcy too. Just wait for 2010 and see how much infrastructure is cut here in Michigan and in other states. How do we increase our tolerance for Risk and Change? By having more money for an infrastructure that will hold us up when we fall down. But Michigan has no money or is not willing to tax those that do. I moved here (professionally insane) to be close to my daughter who moved when my ex got a job as a professor here. I have my law degree and can only find work in temp jobs. The problem is that this state is bankrupt. The good news is that we are probably not all that much worse than other states. The bad news is that it is because other states are in bankruptcy too. Just wait for 2010 and see how much infrastructure is cut here in Michigan and in other states.

]]> By: kj32 http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-225 kj32 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:29:40 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-225 You should not deprive your child of her family soley because you hate the state, how do even know that once you move to Texas that everything is going to be better, besides the weather. Maybe you did not make the best of it, and by leaving you are only contibuting to the closing of schools and museums. Does your daughter go to one of those schools that has closed? When is the last time you went to one of those museums? Do you shop at walmart, or do you shop at michigan based meijers? <br>And how can you say there is more for her to see in texas. Just because everything is bigger does not mean it is better. Do I honestly have to list everything there is to see in the state of michigan?<br>And that miracle it would take for this state to get back in order would be for more people to care and quit running away. You should not deprive your child of her family soley because you hate the state, how do even know that once you move to Texas that everything is going to be better, besides the weather. Maybe you did not make the best of it, and by leaving you are only contibuting to the closing of schools and museums. Does your daughter go to one of those schools that has closed? When is the last time you went to one of those museums? Do you shop at walmart, or do you shop at michigan based meijers?
And how can you say there is more for her to see in texas. Just because everything is bigger does not mean it is better. Do I honestly have to list everything there is to see in the state of michigan?
And that miracle it would take for this state to get back in order would be for more people to care and quit running away.

]]> By: Pat http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Pat Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:25:26 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-221 Right. Why take your child away from her father and family just because YOU hate it here? I, personally, would hate to be 26 with a 5 year old child. Thankfully, I was intelligent enough to not allow that to happen. Right. Why take your child away from her father and family just because YOU hate it here? I, personally, would hate to be 26 with a 5 year old child. Thankfully, I was intelligent enough to not allow that to happen.

]]> By: tommychang http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-212 tommychang Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:13:10 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-212 I am pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy. After I receive my AD, I plan on staying here in Michigan hoping to pursue my career. My parents moved here from Ohio when I was two. So basically, i was raised in Michigan. I have travel outside of Michigan, but no place seem to feel like home. All my friends and family are here. I've know many people who moved out of Michigan to other states and have struggle. They leave everything they worked so hard for behind and begin a fresh life somewhere else. Most of the people who moved, eventually return to Michigan due to stress of not finding jobs or feeling lonesome because their friends and family are all back here. I feel Michigan is my place, my home, my life. I am pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy. After I receive my AD, I plan on staying here in Michigan hoping to pursue my career. My parents moved here from Ohio when I was two. So basically, i was raised in Michigan. I have travel outside of Michigan, but no place seem to feel like home. All my friends and family are here. I've know many people who moved out of Michigan to other states and have struggle. They leave everything they worked so hard for behind and begin a fresh life somewhere else. Most of the people who moved, eventually return to Michigan due to stress of not finding jobs or feeling lonesome because their friends and family are all back here. I feel Michigan is my place, my home, my life.

]]> By: Tiff http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Tiff Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:05:47 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-210 I agree with some of the other people who commented. It's nothing wrong with venturing out to different States to make a better life for yourself. I personally HATE Michigan and I was born and raised here. Now that I'm 26 and have a 5 year old daughter I can't imagine her growing up in Michigan. Sure her family, father, and friends are here but they will probably always be. At the moment I'm in school to recieve my nursing degree and once I do I'm headed South. To Texas where the weather is beautiful, the oppurtunities are better and there are more things for my daughter to see. Here in Detroit all I see is poverty, people losing their homes, jobs, schools being shut down, museums in danger of closing, and most importantly depression and violence. And it's not just in the inner city its happening in the rural areas as well. I personally don't see Michigan getting better only worse. A miracle will have to take place in order to get this State back in order. So for those who choose to stay here, Good Luck! Michigan might be a better place for you. It's just not the place for me and my daughter. I agree with some of the other people who commented. It's nothing wrong with venturing out to different States to make a better life for yourself. I personally HATE Michigan and I was born and raised here. Now that I'm 26 and have a 5 year old daughter I can't imagine her growing up in Michigan. Sure her family, father, and friends are here but they will probably always be. At the moment I'm in school to recieve my nursing degree and once I do I'm headed South. To Texas where the weather is beautiful, the oppurtunities are better and there are more things for my daughter to see. Here in Detroit all I see is poverty, people losing their homes, jobs, schools being shut down, museums in danger of closing, and most importantly depression and violence. And it's not just in the inner city its happening in the rural areas as well. I personally don't see Michigan getting better only worse. A miracle will have to take place in order to get this State back in order. So for those who choose to stay here, Good Luck! Michigan might be a better place for you. It's just not the place for me and my daughter.

]]> By: Matt Penniman http://generationymichigan.org/2009/11/30/awakening-to-my-fulfilling-life-in-michigan/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Matt Penniman Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:18:59 +0000 http://generationymichigan.org/?p=755#comment-175 This comment feels very much like a personal attack against the author, whom I happen to know professionally. Let me assure you that she is not "whining about how worthless" her clients are, or "just another woman with a non-professional degree". Her honesty about her work is commendable; your dismissal of it is not.<br><br>Many of the people who choose to stay in Michigan recognize, as you do, that meaningful work and economic opportunities are the key to rebuilding the state. But attacking people who choose to stay and assigning bad motives to them doesn't do anything to help that. Personally, I would rather see a discussion about what making a difference with your life can look like. There are so many who want to help, who see what's happening in Michigan and want to change it. Where should we direct that energy? What projects are worthy of that attention?<br><br>Maybe we could start with this: the frequent Michigan assumption that the only way to get paid is by getting a job with an existing company or institution. How do we change this culture to encourage start-ups, partnerships, and entrepreneurs? How do we increase our tolerance for risk and change? This comment feels very much like a personal attack against the author, whom I happen to know professionally. Let me assure you that she is not “whining about how worthless” her clients are, or “just another woman with a non-professional degree”. Her honesty about her work is commendable; your dismissal of it is not.

Many of the people who choose to stay in Michigan recognize, as you do, that meaningful work and economic opportunities are the key to rebuilding the state. But attacking people who choose to stay and assigning bad motives to them doesn't do anything to help that. Personally, I would rather see a discussion about what making a difference with your life can look like. There are so many who want to help, who see what's happening in Michigan and want to change it. Where should we direct that energy? What projects are worthy of that attention?

Maybe we could start with this: the frequent Michigan assumption that the only way to get paid is by getting a job with an existing company or institution. How do we change this culture to encourage start-ups, partnerships, and entrepreneurs? How do we increase our tolerance for risk and change?

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