Anonymous
Post 06/12/2026 10:50     Subject: Just graduated 18 year old with no friends in town.
Anonymous wrote:Babysitting, pet sitting, door dash…no need to sit around!


Are you posting from last decade? You might get like 1-2 babysitting or pet sitting jobs all summer. These aren’t easy to find.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 09:23     Subject: Just graduated 18 year old with no friends in town.
Volunteering
Babysitting or dog walking
Shopping for & cooking meals for the family
Day trips
Learning a new skill
Continuing to look for a job
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2026 19:50     Subject: Just graduated 18 year old with no friends in town.
Link up with local kids going to her college.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2026 19:17     Subject: Just graduated 18 year old with no friends in town.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How is this your problem?


What is wrong with you? Your child needs some help you help them. The parent has years of life experience and would have some good ideas. It’s tough because most summer jobs are filled but she needs to keep trying.


+1. Us culture of individualism and refusing to help kids when they turn 18 is so sad. They turned 18 and already know everything?? They’re the same they were at 17. Failure to launch kids are common do this mentality. All over the world, kids listen to parent forever, and parents are always willing to let kids live at home and financially support kids too.


I wouldn't tell a 17 yr old what to do over the summer either. Encourage your kids to think for themselves! To solve their own problems! To deal with disappointments. Come on -kids need to have some grit.