Third Culture Kids by Ruth E. Van Reken

Author:Ruth E. Van Reken
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quercus

A major problem with delayed-onset and then prolonged adolescent rebellion, however, is that rebellion in the mid-to-late twenties may have a destructive effect far beyond that of teenage rebellion.

Pierre was a diplomat’s son from Switzerland who grew up in four different South American countries. During his early twenties, when friends asked how he had liked his nomadic lifestyle, he always replied, “Oh, I loved it! It never bothered me to pack up and move. We always knew there was something very exciting ahead. I’ve lived in nine different countries.”

After marriage and three children, however, the story changed. Certain job situations didn’t work out. He became tired of trying to find ways to support his wife and children. In the end, he became totally disenchanted with family life and the attendant responsibilities and simply walked away from everything he’d apparently valued before. “I’ve spent my life,” he replied to those who questioned him, “doing what everyone else wanted me to do and I’m tired of it. Now I’m finally going to do whatever I want to do.”

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