Roadtrips and Camping?!

This is one paragraph from my wonderful roomie and friend Audrey’s latest entry in her lifejournal.

"anyways, my dad is still job-searching and constantly doing stock research/investing-he worries/stresses a lot, and these things are constantly on his mind-i'm praying he'll find a job soon, because i can't handle him like this-he's making his hair go gray, and his blood pressure go up. he always says he's just "emoting" when he sighs or groans in frustration and aggrevation. i just don't get it-if i were off work like him, i would take a road trip or go camping or something and take advantage of the time off. i know that he needs a job-and he still has to pay for the house, cars, my and my brother's college (which for evan is in three years) but there's nothing wrong with taking time away from stress to meditate, pray and think."

ok, when I read this I just had to rant, so here it goes:

Audrey, I just hope that a couple of years from now when you have kids and actually have to provide for them you won’t think the same way. That whenever you are unemployed you don’t go on roadtrips or go camping and stop worrying about how you are gonna pay the bills. I know that money isn’t everything in life. And yes, if you dad wouldn’t get a job you could probably live of your mom’s salary. But that would probably mean that you would have to sell the cars, move into a smaller house and no college for you or Evan and I know that you are not willing to cut down on the lifestyle you are living right now. So yes, you dad has a right to worry because he STILL has to pay for the house, cars AND for college. This is not a time for him to take roadtrips. Sorry if I have offended you, but the way you are thinking just doesn’t work. If you are single maybe, but at least not for a father who has a family, loves his family and wants his daughter and son to go to college. The reason why he is worrying is because of you. I know that it is hard to watch, I can’t handle my dad stressed out either. But just because you stop worrying that doesn’t mean the problems will go away. And not having a job is a rather big problem.