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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 709385" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Millenials in my opinion have had it too easy. We put up with things that our parents would have thrown us out for. Of course, we mostly were not going to act like our kifs do anyway. Parents then demanded respect more.</p><p></p><p> We buy them cars, phones, nice clothes beyond 18 and beyond what they need. We cant stand for them to be cold, or ride a bike, or walk to work or school if it has snowed. We pay for lawyers when they break into houses or steal. We (some) even pay off drug dealers, or we think we do. Would our parents have done that?</p><p></p><p> I am guilty too in some ways but had less money than most here so my kids did not get the monetary perks, although they got passes for some bad behavior.</p><p></p><p>We wanted to understand our children and nurture them in ways maybe we felt we didnt get. We, me included, often went too far. We wiped noses that were barely running. I know I did.</p><p></p><p>Thats not the way to get our childrens respect or to teach them to stand alone in a tough world where nobody else adores them like we do. Nobody else will run to wipe their noses or ask them why they look sad. We did this out of love but maybe they needed to learn to deal with being sad without our constant bandages ready and waiting.</p><p></p><p>We paid a price. They paid a price, being too dependent on us as adults.</p><p></p><p>I wonder how millenials will raise their kids.</p><p></p><p>Have a great day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 709385, member: 1550"] Millenials in my opinion have had it too easy. We put up with things that our parents would have thrown us out for. Of course, we mostly were not going to act like our kifs do anyway. Parents then demanded respect more. We buy them cars, phones, nice clothes beyond 18 and beyond what they need. We cant stand for them to be cold, or ride a bike, or walk to work or school if it has snowed. We pay for lawyers when they break into houses or steal. We (some) even pay off drug dealers, or we think we do. Would our parents have done that? I am guilty too in some ways but had less money than most here so my kids did not get the monetary perks, although they got passes for some bad behavior. We wanted to understand our children and nurture them in ways maybe we felt we didnt get. We, me included, often went too far. We wiped noses that were barely running. I know I did. Thats not the way to get our childrens respect or to teach them to stand alone in a tough world where nobody else adores them like we do. Nobody else will run to wipe their noses or ask them why they look sad. We did this out of love but maybe they needed to learn to deal with being sad without our constant bandages ready and waiting. We paid a price. They paid a price, being too dependent on us as adults. I wonder how millenials will raise their kids. Have a great day! [/QUOTE]
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