I appreciate what you're trying to say, but you don't know me at all.

I DID go to college straight out of high school and then went and got my Masters after that. Then took a year off, generally being a loser, then went back for my doctorate because I didn't know what else to do.

I do want to get married and own a house. It has nothing to do with what other people have, it's just what I personally want. I may want kids someday too. Again, nothing to do with what other people do/want.

And I haven't had to work hard at all. Ever. That's the problem. I tried to work as hard as I could this summer but only was able to handle 50-55 hours a week. I'm hoping to have three jobs this fall, but I'm not sure if I'll even make it to the interviews of the 8 positions I applied for. And if I don't get a job that most people don't want, then I'd have no chance at highly competitive positions in higher ed. Which is one of the reasons I've given up on that.

Honestly, a lot of stuff was handed to me on a silver platter and the fact that I can't capitalize on it and become wildly successful proves that I'm a loser.

I'm sure all of this makes me the kind of person you hate. That's okay. That's why I mostly keep to myself.