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It reminds me of the thread I posted in yesterday in the retirement section. Pretty sad about some young people being unable to figure things out on their own. I was at the post office one day and a young kid of about 18 was having trouble figuring out how to deal with the envelope he was told to put the address on to mail off his tax return. I had to walk him through it. I remember being a little shocked when he told me he’d never dealt with mail in his life. It’s not difficult, but he was totally flummoxed by the instructions. I blame our generation for kids today not being able to figure out things on their own. We don’t let our kids go out without being tethered to us by their phones.
This thread was funny about how we were raised compared to today. I think it has something to do with it.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, Katy, but I've been flummoxed at the post office, too, and if that 68 in your user name is a reference to your birth year, then we're in the same generation. Good for you for helping the young man out. Now, he'll know, and he can help the next person who is confused when trying to post a package.
Believe it or not, I felt anxious over the ballot this year, too, and I'm far from a Millennial. I live in Colorado where, thanks to TABOR, it seems that everything must come before the electorate, meaning that the ballots are long and intimidating. I would never not vote, but I honestly dreaded the length and complexity of the ballot this year, and it did not disappoint.
I too live in Colorado and thanks to TABOR, we are able to vote on any tax increase. Easy answer, vote no on all of them every time and be done with it.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, Katy, but I've been flummoxed at the post office, too, and if that 68 in your user name is a reference to your birth year, then we're in the same generation. Good for you for helping the young man out. Now, he'll know, and he can help the next person who is confused when trying to post a package.
Yeah, he was a nice kid, just never mailed anything in his life. Welcome to adulthood kid. He was very sweet.
I just thought it was funny how different things are today. You should read the thread I linked to. It is funny how differently we parent today than our parents did. They let us do everything on our own and I think we were better for it. I remember cooking scrambled eggs and grilled cheese sandwiches when I was in second grade.
We tend to have kids much later in life now, and by the time we are in our thirties we forget how capable kids can be if we just let them. My mom had us when she was a teenager, so she knew we were capable.
I too live in Colorado and thanks to TABOR, we are able to vote on any tax increase. Easy answer, vote no on all of them every time and be done with it.
Not the topic of the thread, and I did not ask for your advice about how to vote.
There are plenty of things that bug me about millennials and gen z, but their inability to find a stamp isn't one of them. Technology has made it so almost everything you used to send mail for is now done electronically. You can live as a responsible adult without ever mailing a letter nowadays. I bet their are things we couldn't do that our parents' and grand parents' generations were appalled at.
Yeah, he was a nice kid, just never mailed anything in his life. Welcome to adulthood kid. He was very sweet.
I just thought it was funny how different things are today. You should read the thread I linked to. It is funny how differently we parent today than our parents did. They let us do everything on our own and I think we were better for it. I remember cooking scrambled eggs and grilled cheese sandwiches when I was in second grade.
We tend to have kids much later in life now, and by the time we are in our thirties we forget how capable kids can be if we just let them. My mom had us when she was a teenager, so she knew we were capable.
My kids cooked and did their own laundry from a very young age, and I had my children in my thirties, so I don't think we necessarily forget. I think a lot of parents are just very busy working and trying to pay the bills today, so it's easier to do things for our kids than to provide the coaching they need to be more self-sufficient. And furthermore, some parents choose to prioritize recreation over chores during the time they have together as a family. Truth be told, that was the way I was raised way back in the '60s and '70s. I learned what it takes to run a household as a young adult, but I have chosen to raise my own kids differently. In any case, it takes time and effort to help children develop those skills. Although I wish I could have just escorted them into the kitchen as second graders and told them to cook their own eggs while I went back to bed, the truth is that it took many, many early mornings standing with them at the stove demonstrating what to do and then supporting them as they tried to do it themselves before they were ready to go it alone.
As for the kid in the post office, he may not have known how to mail a package, but I bet he could set up your home's router and connect all your devices while blind-folded. Every generation complains about the supposed ineptitude of those who follow.
My kids cooked and did their own laundry from a very young age, and I had my children in my thirties, so I don't think we necessarily forget. I think a lot of parents are just very busy working and trying to pay the bills today, so it's easier to do things for our kids than to provide the coaching they need to be more self-sufficient. And furthermore, some parents choose to prioritize recreation over chores during the time they have together as a family. Truth be told, that was the way I was raised way back in the '60s and '70s. I learned what it takes to run a household as a young adult, but I have chosen to raise my own kids differently. In any case, it takes time and effort to help children develop those skills. Although I wish I could have just escorted them into the kitchen as second graders and told them to cook their own eggs while I went back to bed, the truth is that it took many, many early mornings standing with them at the stove demonstrating what to do and then supporting them as they tried to do it themselves before they were ready to go it alone.
As for the kid in the post office, he may not have known how to mail a package, but I bet he could set up your home's router and connect all your devices while blind-folded. Every generation complains about the supposed ineptitude of those who follow.
My 11 year old will often cook his own dinner. We told him when he was younger that if he didn't like what his mother was making for dinner he could go and make his own. So he did. lol Some of what he makes is dreadful but some of it is quite good. On a few occasions I went with what he made instead of what my wife made.
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