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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 668090" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I learned to respect that every generation changes. I imagine OUR great great grandparents were horrified at television.</p><p></p><p>"It will ruin the world and our children." I'm sure the parents of the day thought so.</p><p></p><p>Interracial marriage was seen as a horror in MY teens and banned in many states. I dated a black guy, and did not tell my parents because they would have had a fit (and my parents didn't even really care about me). When he and I went out to eat, they sat us in the back. That's what happened back then. Many old folks in those days said segregation would come back and that interracial marriage would never happen. Just like I really didn't believe gay marriage would happen, due to our conservative country and the strong role religion still has (although that is also changing.</p><p></p><p>Less kids seem to be religious and more spiritual). But legal gay marriage it<em><strong> did h</strong></em>appen. And I'm not one w ho talks about the horrors of cell phones, texting, piercings, hair coloring for boys, tattoos or any fashion. I accept with no problem gays and transgenders as people who are just born differently, like being left-handed (remember when they tried to make lefthanders write righthanded?) Now nobody has to agree with me, but it is easier to accept the changing world or you can turn angry and bitter, especially when your own adult children do embrace it over our older views. We didn't exactly dress to please our grandparents and parents either, did we? And many of us had views that varied from our older generation family of origin. Arguing went on then too.</p><p></p><p>Jumper has two tatooes. One says "Family is Everything." The other says "Never Give Up Your Dreams." I don't think they will stop her from becoming a cop. She has never been in trouble in her life. Princess had piercings all over her face, but decided to let most grow together. She has a beautiful dove tatoo on her upper back. She can cover it if she likes. Any shirt will cover it, but it's there. My son had a pierced ear, but he also decided to let it grow together. No tatooes. I don't get why some parents care so much about current fashion, although I respect everyone's right to have an opinion. And we all have a right to feel as we do.</p><p></p><p>I don't expect my grown kids to have my exact values. They are growing up at a different time. I did not share my grandparent's values as some of them were very racist and outdated (only have sex when married went out the window when I was a teen, although I DID wait...the first time) and...I ended up adopting kids of all colors. I think it is best not to fight our changing times. The young control that. We all had our day an d we did make changes and now it's their turn.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 668090, member: 1550"] I learned to respect that every generation changes. I imagine OUR great great grandparents were horrified at television. "It will ruin the world and our children." I'm sure the parents of the day thought so. Interracial marriage was seen as a horror in MY teens and banned in many states. I dated a black guy, and did not tell my parents because they would have had a fit (and my parents didn't even really care about me). When he and I went out to eat, they sat us in the back. That's what happened back then. Many old folks in those days said segregation would come back and that interracial marriage would never happen. Just like I really didn't believe gay marriage would happen, due to our conservative country and the strong role religion still has (although that is also changing. Less kids seem to be religious and more spiritual). But legal gay marriage it[I][B] did h[/B][/I]appen. And I'm not one w ho talks about the horrors of cell phones, texting, piercings, hair coloring for boys, tattoos or any fashion. I accept with no problem gays and transgenders as people who are just born differently, like being left-handed (remember when they tried to make lefthanders write righthanded?) Now nobody has to agree with me, but it is easier to accept the changing world or you can turn angry and bitter, especially when your own adult children do embrace it over our older views. We didn't exactly dress to please our grandparents and parents either, did we? And many of us had views that varied from our older generation family of origin. Arguing went on then too. Jumper has two tatooes. One says "Family is Everything." The other says "Never Give Up Your Dreams." I don't think they will stop her from becoming a cop. She has never been in trouble in her life. Princess had piercings all over her face, but decided to let most grow together. She has a beautiful dove tatoo on her upper back. She can cover it if she likes. Any shirt will cover it, but it's there. My son had a pierced ear, but he also decided to let it grow together. No tatooes. I don't get why some parents care so much about current fashion, although I respect everyone's right to have an opinion. And we all have a right to feel as we do. I don't expect my grown kids to have my exact values. They are growing up at a different time. I did not share my grandparent's values as some of them were very racist and outdated (only have sex when married went out the window when I was a teen, although I DID wait...the first time) and...I ended up adopting kids of all colors. I think it is best not to fight our changing times. The young control that. We all had our day an d we did make changes and now it's their turn. Just my opinion ;) [/QUOTE]
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