The spoiled under-30 crowd.

[6 FOOT 3]

I admit that i'm glad i was a kid in the 70's and we didn't have PC's, cable tv or video gaming etc..as all we did was play sports and thrived on physical activity with our school friends and even to this day i can't stand to sit around very long as i always want to be active as i love the exercise induced endorphins (Natural high) and i plan to be active in my 100's just like my idol Jack Lalanne who at 96 still does 500 pushup's a day .

[Miss Blue]

Well, I was raised without any of the "stuff" that kids "need" today..We grew up nurturing our imaginations in games to play, and what to do next to entertain ourselves.. I don't ever remember moping around whinning "There's nothing to do" ..If I did Mom always had plenty of "stuff" for me to do

[tasmtairy]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

When I went to grade school I did walk uphill both ways. We weren't barefoot, though.

And while you are laughing consider this:

On my way to school every day I walked over a bridge. On the way home I walked over the same bridge. This bridge was in the form of an arch, so every morning I walked up one side and every afternoon I walked up the other.

Uphill both ways.

It was so cool our dog was waiting for us at the bus stop. Bus stop where there were like 10 kids, not stop every 2 houses to pick someone up like they do here. If it snowed, so what, the bus put chains on and everyone went... We played outside. in LA, we played kick ball, and Red Rover and hide and seek and some of us had to go home when the street lights came on. In the country it was hunting and digging for crystals and riding in jeeps through the orchards and walking. lots of walking. Ponds, lakes, fishing, camping. But even in La , in the city we were always outside. Pirates, making mud pies, skateboarding, skating...

Those were the days!!

[younglisa7]

I have to say that times were better for us because we had to work for what we wanted. We appreciated more because things weren't just handed to us. Playing outside was what we did and it was fun. There was more respect, manners, common courtesy, a better work ethic, and I think better values were taught to us when I was young and I am thankful for it.

I feel bad for a lot of the kids today. So many have no interests other than their video games and they don't seem to be as sociable and outgoing as "back in the day"

I think some of the parents of today wanted to give their children all that they could and it is an injustice to the kids. What will these kids strive for? What will their goals be when they get cars and houses so young? What will happen when their financial cushion is gone? These young people are ill prepared for life. I actually feel bad for them and on top of that the greed of a lot of the older generation is straddling these poor young people with unimaginable debt.

I would not want to grow up now. We have created a very unstable future for the children we wanted to have a better life than we did.


So yes we may have had it tougher when we were young but today's kids are going to have it much tougher when they get old. I think our way was much better.

[Sweetie Pie]

Dang, I remember driving at 16, and getting lost. I had to freaking pull in to a 7 - 11 to use the pay phone to call my parents, so they could give me directions on how to get back home!!!

[belloisec]

Originally Posted by younglisa7

I have to say that times were better for us because we had to work for what we wanted. We appreciated more because things weren't just handed to us. Playing outside was what we did and it was fun. There was more respect, manners, common courtesy, a better work ethic, and I think better values were taught to us when I was young and I am thankful for it.

I feel bad for a lot of the kids today. So many have no interests other than their video games and they don't seem to be as sociable and outgoing as "back in the day"

I think some of the parents of today wanted to give their children all that they could and it is an injustice to the kids. What will these kids strive for? What will their goals be when they get cars and houses so young? What will happen when their financial cushion is gone? These young people are ill prepared for life. I actually feel bad for them and on top of that the greed of a lot of the older generation is straddling these poor young people with unimaginable debt.

I would not want to grow up now. We have created a very unstable future for the children we wanted to have a better life than we did.


So yes we may have had it tougher when we were young but today's kids are going to have it much tougher when they get old. I think our way was much better.

The lack of "respect, manners, common courtesy, a better work ethic" is not isolated in today's kids. It extends beyond them and into many adults. The greed you talk about could be the driver behind this. The baby-boomer generation got a free ride too and look what they did with it. Every generation is accused of having less morals, less respect, less common courtesy, less of a work ethic by the previous generation - I guess this comes with age. The folks who used to chant, "Don't trust anyone over 30!" have now have become the old geezers of the 60's who crowed "When I was a kid..." and we used to despise.

Today's kids and young men are just fine. They go to school longer and have more tests than we ever had to take, including an annual FCAT test which if they don't pass they stay back. We never had to do that. If a teacher liked you or you were a good football player a teacher could "float" you through. We can be proud of our young men going off to fight our wars. They have much honor and make a nation proud.

Many folks today will cry about the young generation without first looking in their own backyard and asking, "What have I done lately to help others out?" or checking to make sure their ethics, manners, or respect is still in alignment.

I think people of all generations could stand an inventory check of these qualities. It's never too late to stock up on these qualities and you can't be too overstocked on these qualities either.