The blog should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs. Make sure you use examples and supporting details. Spelling and grammar do count. Blog Topic #1 is due Tuesday, Jan. 29. When you respond to the blog you must then respond to another person’s blog. You must respond to the blog of 1 other student by Thursday, Jan. 31. This artifact will count as a homework grade (15%) for each blog. All Quiet on the Western Front Chapters 1-5 Blog Topic 1: What are the general characteristics of your parents’ generation or grandparents’ generation? How would you describe your own generation? In the general, do you respect the opinions of persons older than you? Do you think older people have the same values or perspectives that younger people do? Do you think all young people have the same values and points of view? Explain.
January 24, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Owr generation is basied on how you look and the things you wear do to get the most friends and try to be the coolist. The kids now take for granted what they got and how good they got. In my parents and grandparents generation they had to work for every penny they had. They couldnt just walk up to mom and dad and say give me twenty dollars here and twenty dollars there. My grandparents had to work in the fields or in the factorys for maybe a few dollars.
Older people have very different values and perspectives than younger people. The youth of our world now is hooked on drugs, sex and partys and asking for money instead of getting out in the real world and morking to make a dollar. That’s the young people perspectives. The older people are more into working on there farms and or at there jobs so they don’t have to ask mom and dad fo money. The older people have more and better values like be true to ur family and friends.
January 25, 2008 at 2:48 am
My parents are very hard workers. They work as hard as they can so that my family can have the essentials. They work long and hard hours so that I can do things that I like, for example travel baseball. They are well mannered because that is the way their parents raised them. My grandparents were raised strict. They were to be well mannered or else they would suffer the consequences. I think our generation is raised much differently than that of our past generations. In part I think that is because of the technology that we possess today.
I do respect the opinions of my elders because I know that they have been around longer than I have. They probably have been put through many of the same situations as I have. I believe the information they can give you on how to handle things is very helpful since they might have experienced it first hand. I believe that older people have some values the same and some values different than the younger generations. But it really depends on the people that you are comparing. I think that my generation contains very many different values. It depends on the way you are raised and what your parents instill into you while you are growing up.
January 25, 2008 at 3:39 am
My parents’ generation, or more specifically, people born between 1955-1961 are an interesting sort. It is a generation built upon respect for the higher authority and for women. Their generation is appalled when informed of premarital sex, and underage sex and teenage pregnancies, whereas most people accept these events today. Their generation believed that if one did not go to college, one did not succeed.
Today, the idea of athletic scholarships gives millions of teenagers a sense of security. Though my generation is not entirely corrupt, it is more so than my parents’. My generation is built upon freedom of speech and the idea of expressing yourself. In this generation, disrespecting one’s guardians is merely teenage adolescence and cannot be stressed over.
For the most part, I highly respect any person’s opinion, regardless of age. However, I am more inclined to respect an elder’s opinion due to the years of knowledge and experience which back up said opinion.
It is quite obvious that older people have much different values than younger people today. Unfortunately, most children, who have reached their teenage years, disagree with almost everything their parents say. From living in a house with two older sisters, I know this first hand. It is also quite obvious that all young people do not have the same values and points of view. Most young adults believe there is nothing wrong with premarital sex, yet there is a smaller percentage that believe it should be avoided entirely. To go even further, most teenagers have different views on what constitutes as “having sex.” I think it is safe to make the assumption that most teenagers who have no issue with any sort of “sexual shenanigan” have some sort of feeling of guilt and know it is probably wrong.
January 25, 2008 at 11:11 pm
In my parents’ and grandparents’ generation they didn’t have as much technology as my generation now, but they were starting to get a lot more technology. I guess my generation today is lucky because we have so much technology and life is a lot easier than it probably was when my parents and grandparents were young. I normally always respect the opinions of people older than me even if I have a different opinion than they do just because they are older than me and I need to be respectful towards them.
I think that the older people have different opinions than younger people do just because we grew up in different times. For example, most people in my generation don’t think it’s a waste of time to sit on the computer all day long, but our parents and grandparents don’t understand why we would want to sit on the computer all day when it’s nice and sunny outside and we could be out there instead of sitting on the computer. I don’t think that all young people have the same values and points of view. It really depends on what kind of friends they have and how their parents raised them. Not everyone has the same views on things.
January 27, 2008 at 10:36 pm
My parents generation is more different than we think it is. We have more advanced things than them. They had much simpler things and times than us. But, of course, time marches on, and it created our generation. Our generation is much different than our parents or our grandparents’ generation. We are into much different stuff now and the things that were in style then are sort of out-of-date now. Of course the opinions of older people should be respected, but that doesn’t mean that they will. Sure, they can be some intelligent advice, or the answer to a life problem we may have, but that doesn’t mean it’ll always be like that. Some older people aren’t that smart, so they can’t provide our young minds with the information that we may really need. Older people and younger people a way different. They respect and like and hate different things; yet you may get the few people who are older than others who respect the same as the younger ones. All young people do not have the same values or point of views. Of course, we may have similar point of views but they’re not all the same. That just proves how different and how human we really are.
January 28, 2008 at 3:11 pm
My parents hard workers. My dad is a fireman and his job requires him to get up, no matter the time, and fight a fire, go to a wreck, or rescue someone. My mom is a cosmetologist. She is more laid-back, but she always gets her job done. She does the best she can no matter what. My generation is very lazy. Most of the students and people my age don’t have the respect for anyone like I know my parents and grandparents did. Also, my generation slacks off in school and don’t seem to care about their grades.
I respect people who are older then me. I was raised to use “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am” and “please” and “thank you.” I don’t think older people have the same values as younger people. Older people care about others more, care about their grades more(depending on how old they are), and they have different wants. For example; younger kids feel they “need” a cell phone, or texting, or a myspace, however older people don’t need any of those things.
I don’t think all young people have the same values or points of view. Some are more mature then others and some are raised different ways. So, depending on how you are raised or how you are treated at home, I think, that has a huge effect on how you grow up to be and how you treat others and what you’re values are.
January 28, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I would say that my parents generation was a harder time, and very different than ours. In most jobs today we have so much technology that does it all for us with the click of a button, in most of our parents generations they did not have that. My parents have always worked hard to support our family and they do a very good job, they always work hard and because of that our family has everything we need. Our generation now is much easier, there is still hard work involved but there is not as much strenuous labor.
I have and always will respect the opinions of others, especially someone with more experience in life than me. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion no matter how old you are, but you should always respect it, sometimes even if you think their opinion is nonsense you should still respect it, because they make think that your s is nonsense too. On the other hand I do not think that older people have the same values and perspectives as younger people, with years comes more wisdom, people older than you are probably going to be wiser and have a more broad perspective. An older person will make a better decision when it comes down to it. Also I do not think all young people have the same values and points of view, everyone is different, and every single person has different opinions and values. Some people may agree on a few things, but just because you are comparing young people does not mean that they are going to be anything alike. It all depends on how they are raised, and their decisions.
January 28, 2008 at 9:24 pm
my folks are some hard working folks. my old man is a fireman that has been working for this county for the past 16 years. at his job he is required to get up and leave at any time during his 24 hour shift to help out people that he don’t know.
my moms on the other hand is a ware house office manager that has been working for the same company for 13 years now. she is in the building industry and its not really going right now.
January 28, 2008 at 9:35 pm
My parents are the hardest working people i know, and i look up to that and wish to be just as hard working as they are. My mom is a full time receptionist at Salon Lafaye. It might not be the hardest job but she does it well and makes sure whats done is to perfection. My dad is in sales and sells credit card processors. He just started his own company and it is just getting started and he is working his hardest to make everything workout. The generation I’m in does not work to potential, I think.
I do respect older people. The way i was raised was to be polite and respect anyone who is older than me. But older people definitely don’t have the same values as younger people do. Older people such as my parents and my grandparents always feel the need to bring up how “they didn’t have that in our day, so why should you?” or “we weren’t aloud to do this and that”. I think that since its a new generation that they should understand that there will be different values and a lot of changes.
When it comes values and the things that are given to you, i think everyone has different values. I was raised to always do jobs around the house and do what I’m asked and that in return i would be able to do stuff on the weekend and get money. To me that sounds fair, and more than fair sometimes. I guess its has to do with they way you are raised and how your parents were raised as well. That, to me, has a great deal to do with your values and how you treat people.
January 28, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Autumn,
I agree with you in so many ways. My parents and grandparents tink sitting on the computer is a waste of tme, mainly because they didn’t have luxuries, like computers, when they were young. So, no. Our generation and our parents’ and grandparets’ generations do not have the same values or points of view. I completely agree with you.
I also agree with your thoughts onhow our generation was raised. Almost every kid our age acts like they were brought up to act like. Whether their parents don’t care about what they do or their parents are extremely strict. We seem to have the same views on things.
January 28, 2008 at 11:09 pm
My grandparents are some of the hardest workers I know. My grandparent live on a farmer and I helped them raise chickens and cows, and it was not easy! My parents also worked very hard. My Dad went to collage and worked while my Mom stayed at home a lot and also worked. Some of the youth today are disrespectful and selfish. Our generation has been corrupted by drugs and greed. Nearly everyone is only concerned with his or her own life.
I have respect for what older people say, unlike a lot of people at our school. I do not think that older people have the same values as younger people because they have much more experience in life than we do. An example of this would be how last year people made fun of the teachers and staff at the school. Now most of those people have begun to respect the staff and teachers. I think most of the young people have the same values and points of view. An example of this would be the “clicks” at the school. Most of the people in one group will share the same ideas. Few people have values such as being kind to family and friends. Others take their families and friends for grant it and push them away.
January 28, 2008 at 11:09 pm
The general characteristic of my mom are that she is hard working. My mom works very hard so that my sister and I can have the best life possible. My own generation, on the other hand, is not as hard working. A lot of young people, me included, are rather lazy. Most students think school is very hard, but I think the working world will be much harder. Right now, we have it easy. For most teenagers in our generation, their parents buy them a car when they turn 16, and give them money whenever they need it. But for our parents generations, most of them had to pay for there own activities and pay for their own car. I know that was how it was back then for my mom.
In general, I respect the opinions of most people older than me. I think that the older you get, the wiser you become. Most of our parents and our friend’s parents went through a lot of the same or similar things we are going through right now. I think that they can give us good advice on how to handle situations because they know the outcome of things that they went through. They know how things they did turned out, and what they did or should have done.
I think that in some ways people in our generations and people in our parents generations have the same values, but in some ways our values are very different. I think both generations have the same values on friendship. People in all generations value their friends. Without friends, people would be lonely and bored with their own lives. However, I think our generation values objects in a different way then our parent’s generation. Most teenagers value things just because they like them. When our parents where younger, they valued things because they earned them. I know this is not how it is for all teenagers and their parents, but this is how it is for most of the teenagers I know.
DEAR AMY,
I disagree with you. I don’t think you are lazy. At least I don’t see it in my class.
Ms. R
January 28, 2008 at 11:13 pm
My parents come from an extremely hard working generation. My mother grew up without parental figures in her life for support and had to do everything for herself and excelled in school work and sports. she nows has a masters in business, and is a single parent doing just fine. Our generation relies on other people to do stuff for them, we are lazy and don’t care about anything in the future. Our out look on life is about what is going on today not tomorrow or the next thirty years.
In general, yes i do respect the opinion of an older person. They have seen and been through much harder than I. They truly know what it is to work hard. For the most part i think older people have the same outlook on life, “Why pay someone to do it when you can do it yourself”, i cannot tell you how many times i have heard that from my grandparents. The older generation has worked hard for what they have and it has not come easy for them. I think that most young people have the same outlook on life. They do not care about their future, so many things have come easy for them so they think everything will. Our generation has not had to work for anything so why should we start now.
January 28, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Dear Madeline,
I agree with you, our generation is pretty lazy and can’t live without cell phones, texting, and myspace. Which all of the older people can live without because they think it’s kind of pointless. But really, like you said it just depends on how you were raised by your family to determine how you treat others now and how respectful you are.
January 28, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Both generations I think had to take on many more responsibilities than our generation. They worked hard and some had harder living situations than most our generation today. Some had to take jobs at early ages not because they wanted to but because they had to. I think our generation tends to be a little more relaxed and less responsibilities. Most of us have jobs just to make some extra cash to spend.
We also have more entertainment choices. Some of us can’t go two hours without something to stimulate our minds. I really respect the opinions of older people because I have learned sometimes it is very helpful. I think it depends on the person some do and some don’t. No, there are a variety of cultures and learning again I think it depends on the person’s background and teachings.
January 28, 2008 at 11:46 pm
In my grandparent’s generation everyone had to work hard for what they got. If their family owned a farm, they had to help out on the farm everyday, no questions asked. Many families did not have cars, and had to walk to school or work. They did not waste much, and were happy with the little that they got. I think that my generation is so much different then my grandparent’s generation because people in our generation expect more. We expect to get a car when we turn sixteen and when we have to do chores around the house we complain. We have a lot of new electronics, and we always want the cool new stuff just because everyone else has it. I think our generation is much more ungrateful then the generations before us.
I respect the opinions of people older than me a lot. I know that they have been through a lot more than I have, and experienced more. I don’t think that older people have the same values and perspectives as younger people. I think that older people appreciate more things in life, and younger people tend to take most things for granted. I think that the way that kids in our generation are raised determines their values and perspectives. I think if they are raised in an environment that they have to work hard and earn what they get, they will appreciate things a lot more, where as someone who gets everything they want when they want it always expects more and more stuff and never appreciates it.
January 29, 2008 at 12:46 am
Both of my parents have worked their whole lives. My dad drives an 18 wheeler and my mom is an auditor. My parents have always been able to provide for my family, and I look up to them for that. My grandparents also worked their whole lives and were always able to support their families and live up to their responsibilities. My grandparent’s generation and my parent’s generation are actually very much so alike. Both generations were raised respecting their elders, doing well in school, caring about their grades, being able to support them selves.
On the other hand, I feel that my generation lacks many of the values that my grandparents and parents generations had. My generation seems more disrespectful to their elders, they don’t care about school or grades, and It also has become clear that money is more of an object to my generation. I feel that older people and younger people have different values only in the sense of maturity. Usually if you’re older, you are more mature and respectful, because you are viewed as an adult.
No, I don’t think all young people have the same values or points of views, because now children are raised to be their own individual person and to believe what they want to believe in, and not all young people have the same beliefs.
January 29, 2008 at 12:52 am
My parents were raised hard workers. They were disciplined by my grandparents and have always had good manners. My parents generation was a lot more relaxed than ours, they were not as cautious as things such as sex, drinking, and smoking. In our generation, everything’s stricter, more competitive, and we have a better understanding of the consequences of drugs and sex.
I respect the opinions of adults, I just don’t always agree with them. Some adults have the same values and opinions as our generation, but there are always different views on subjects such as discipline. Younger people have both the same and different values because they were all raised by different people who have different opinions. I know I have a different opinion in certain areas than some of my friends, and that’s all because of how I was raised. At the same time, my friends and I talk about our values to each other, and sometimes mine change when listening to different views from them.
January 29, 2008 at 12:55 am
My parents’ generation is a bit different than most American citizens are use to. My parents grew up during brutal times in the Soviet Union. The country was going through renovation and not too long after it split up into fifteen republics. The money lost its value and those who were able to find some kind of a job sometimes were tricked and didn’t receive their pay. When things started turning around, my parents found themselves lost in techno music and dancing at the disco. The 80’s big hairdos with heaps of hairspray became popular a long with tons of bright makeup. Most of the teens kept themselves occupied with sports. Every third person was doing something athletic every single day. For example, my mom was involved in speed ice skating and gymnastics. If some were interested in making or performing music, it would only be on the piano and no other instrument. Such activities were not provided by the schools.
My generation is the exact opposite of my parents’. Life for a teenager is laid-back and stress-free, well for the most part. We can close our eyes, imagine the best regarding work, family, and living conditions for ourselves in ten to fifteen years, and actually know that our dream can come true. All we have to do is do good in school, and the possibilities are endless. Besides school, there are always friends, computers, televisions, video games, and a million more things that were invented to keep us occupied. Most people keep themselves in shape by doing sports such as swimming, wresting, tennis, football, basketball, baseball, and soccer. Other people enjoy listening to music. The most popular music that is out there these days is Hip Hot and Rock. Other people make music by using a variety of instruments such as saxophones, flutes, clarinets, trombones, and much more. Schools now a day offer more mind expending classes that will open our minds to an endless list of jobs.
Every person is entitled to their own opinions and points of views. I respect the opinions of my elders only because they have been around longer than I have and are more experienced. Just because I respect them, doesn’t mean that I agree, but that doesn‘t mean that I’ll argue. If the person has been through some rough times sometime in their life, then they will appreciate their possessions more than the people that had it easy. Same thing goes for younger people as well. No one has the exact same thoughts running through their mind, but that’s what makes us unique. I’m glad that there are different varieties of faces and personalities.
January 29, 2008 at 1:07 am
My mom is a very hard worker. She is a stay at home mother and has her own business. She works hard so that we have the things that we need but doesn’t obsess about having more than the necessities we need but rather focuses on having quality family time. She was brought up with her mother at home also and that material things were not important but family time was the main focus. In our generation it’s about what you have not what is important to you. We have more technology that distracts us from school, family, and everyday life. It’s nice to have what we want, but we tend to overlap it with the things that matter.
I have always had the respect for people who are older than me. I was brought up to say “yes ma’am”, “no ma’am”, “yes sir”, “no sir”, “please and thank you”, and to listen to what they have to say and not to say anything back. I have most respect for the older people who have been through a lot and had to work for most everything, they are the ones who have the best advise and know how it is. The older people who have always had it made and had everything handed to them doesn’t work for me what do I have to learn from that except here is some money go buy some shoes and forget about your problems.
I don’t think that older people have the same values as the younger people, because younger people value cellphones, video games, the computer etc. Older people value a good solid home, their family, and their jobs. I don’t think our perspective on things are the same because we cam from different generations.
I think younger people have most of the same values, but not the same on how much they mean to us. Like religion, family, our phones, sports, school, they all have different ranks in our lives. When it comes to perspectives I don’t think it’s the same, because if we did I don’t think we would have to be doing these blogs, and what fun is it anyways to agree on the same things, everything would be the same. God made us all different for a reason but still loves us all the same.
January 29, 2008 at 1:52 am
The general characteristics of our parents and grandparents are much more conservative, protective, and strict compared to our generation. Proofs that our generation of today lack the characteristics of the older generation is due to the fact that our major social problems of today are the increasing in numbers and rates, such as drug use, alcohol use, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, school dropouts, etc. Young people today still have a code of moral and responsibility, but depending of the environment and situation their in, it seems that these factors make up the characteristics of young people. Our generation of today seems to have the characteristic interest of materialism; greed; and pride, in which we thrive to be better than one another, which promotes the increasing idea of capitalism in the minds of the generation of today.
As to the question of respecting older peoples’ opinion, it should always be respected and heard to a certain extent; expressing hate of certain objects, groups, or people is often excluded to be respected. Older people have certain ideas that young people also have, which bring good and bad influences to the clashing of generations, bringing most influence to the younger minds. Without question, young people will always have different perspectives, opinions, and points of view occurring in all aspects of society in business, religion, politics, etc. An example of differences to young people can come in violent and non-violent ways such as urban street violence, school debates, protesting, petitioning, guerrilla warfare, and other ways.
January 29, 2008 at 1:53 am
Today’s generation from my parents and grandparents generation is very much different. Back in the day the generation was more simple and not complex. Now days we have alot more technology which makes life easier for my generation. I always respect the opinions of people older than because like my parents always say respect your elders and thats what i have to do.
I think some older people have the same values as younger people do because hey were never taught anything and it just all depends on who your parents were and how they were like. But most of the time most elderly people have different values compared to younger kids. And no i dont think all young people have the same values as eachother because some young people value things differently.
January 29, 2008 at 2:03 am
My parents and Grandparents are very well behaved hardworking people. My grandfather grew up during The Great Depression, and had to struggle just to get by. They are that way because their parents were raised that way, and raised their children that way. My generation is very different from the ones before it. We are much more laid back and rely almost entirely on technology.
I especially respect the opinions of my elders, even though they differ from mine. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be hear and wouldn’t be able to live the lifestyle I live. I don’t think that my elders share the same values as my generation. Their values were based on hard work and strict discipline; my generation is based more on everything being handed over to us. Not all young people share the same point of view. My point of view could be completely different than someone else’s. Every person thinks differently, and every person has a different opinion.
January 29, 2008 at 2:39 am
My parents are very hard workers. My father goes to work every morning and comes home later at night. My mom has a full time job taking care of my two brothers and myself. She cooks for us, she cleans the house, she does our clothes, and she takes us everywhere we need to go. She takes very good care of us. But they always talk to us about how we can talk to them about anything. They always lecture us about drinking and sex.
They have caught us drinking before and we got chewed out and scared so bad that i haven’t been anywhere around that stuff since. But i have earned there trust. My brother on the other hand needs some help cause he needs to straighten up.
My parents are also religious, as am i. we go to first baptist of canton and we love it. My mom and dad have there own Sunday school class. I go and help sometimes but i normally go to the service. My mom also drops me off for church on wednesday’s. I love it.
January 29, 2008 at 3:27 am
My parents’ generation consisted of fairly strict rules. They were to be very well mannered and live by your word. They were also expected to work to their full potential and to get a good education. In my generation, education is still extremely important, though some do not take it as seriously as one would in pervious generations. There is more disrespect towards parents and elders. We are more carefree and we take countless things for granted.
I do respect the opinions of elders. They have been on this planet much longer than my generation, and have had much more experience and knowledge. I do not believe older people have the same perspectives or values as younger people do. My generation has improved technology and we can access practically anything more easily. We are introduced to things at a much earlier stage in life, and there are numerous things in the media that influence the way we think and act. I do not think all young people agree with everything that they see. Not everyone shares the same point of views or values. We all have our own opinions and thoughts.
January 29, 2008 at 3:32 am
My parents’ generation is a very hardworking and determined generation. They work hard for what they want to achieve and they value the simple things in life. They were raised to do all the work themselves because they had no technology or anything else to depend on. Our generation is much different from our parents’ generation in that we depend on our cell phones and computers because we use them a lot and they help us to get our jobs done. Our generation doesn’t focus on the true things in life because we are too distracted with all the other new developments among us.
I absolutely respect the opinion of the people older than me. Mainly because I know they know more than we do and have been through more than us. If we just took time to listen to them we would learn things we had never learned before. I think that older people and younger people have different values. Our generation values technology way more than older people do because they were not raised using it and they don’t understand it. Older people value the simple things such as working on the farm, cooking, and spending time with their families. Now a days we are all so rushed that we don’t take the time to think about the simple things in life and why their so important to our society.
January 29, 2008 at 3:40 am
My parents’ and grandchilderens’ generations are very different from each other. Back in my parents generations, kids were more active outdoors, they had more discipline in schools and in their households, and ate healthier. My
parents would socialize outside and play in the parks. My dad would play with his siblings on the basketball courts while my mom rode bikes, played kickball, hike, played in the parks, and more. While at school, many students were spanked with a paddle if they were not behaving. At homes, parents would be sure to understand what was going on with their childeren. They made sure that they had a close relationships so that there were no secrets. Also, the childeren were healthier because the food was fresh. There were not as many fast food restaurants as there is today. Today’s generation is opposite of back then. I believe our generation has changed because of our technology. Nowadays, many kids play on video games that take the place of physically going outside to playthe game. For example, football on the nitendo may be fun, but no excercise is taking place moving your fingers
back and forth. Childeren also play less outside because it is not safe on the steets anymore. In schools, discipline has changed. Now, instead of spankings, students sit in a room where there is no socialisin allowed. At homes, some parents do not know what is going on in their own child’s life. Many childeren have become obese because of the lack of healthy and fresh food. Parents are taking their childeren out to fast food restauraunts way too much. Our generations are different in many ways.
I do respect the opion of people older then me. The elders have more experiance then the young. We have to learn from our own mistakes and others. I believe that older people should have different values or perspectives that younger
people do because everyone was raised differently. Also, the elders have had more experiance with things that the younger
generation has not had. For example, some elders do not think that violoence is the answer to disagreements while teenagers tend to throw punches at a disagreement. Everyone has different values and points of view because of their backround and experiance.
January 29, 2008 at 3:54 am
Dear. Madeline H.,
I agree with most of the statements that you made. The greatest points that you gave was that our generation lacks the importance of responsibility, but rather have the rising interest of possessions and popular trends of today that brings a decline to intellectual recognition. The rise of materialism growing within younger and younger generations, the more of the idea that big companies and media giants will market more material to people of all sorts of demographics. For example, product placement within television and movies is to appeal to consumers of what their watching, eluding that they’re not only being advertised a product, but also a lifestyle. As for the statement of which you wrote, “Also, my generation slacks off in school and don’t seem to care about their grades,” I must disagree that children and people are age are trying to purposely be ignorant, but they rather feel a more sense of security within their surroundings.
- Matt (Fabio)
January 29, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Through my generation of family it’s been mainly men to travel across seas.But since my father ended up having a daughter instead of a son it’s goes for the same for me. I’m to travel across seas and fight for my country and it’s right to freedom.I might be a women instead of a man but there is not difference I’m still able to go and fight for my country just as well as men do.I do respect their opinions the people older then me in my gereration I attened on respecing their opinions and wishes as well.
I don’t think that older people have the same perspectives as younger people. Due to the fact that older people attened to have different perspectives on things then us younger people do.Not all young people have the same points & values about things do to the fact that we are all different human beings that all have different thoughs & minds about things. So some young people can value the same things but in the end when you look at each indvual person they don’t.
January 29, 2008 at 6:16 pm
My parents are very hard workers, and they taught me alot. My grandparents have alot of knowledge and grew up wit basically nothing that we have today. Our generation today is based on what you look like, what you do, money, and what you waer. when our parents and grandparents grew up it wasnt anything like that. They had to work for little or no pay, and didnt have even close to what we have today. In our generation we have TV’s, in basically all of our rooms, and when my parents grew up they had one, and when my grandparents grew up they didnt have one.
For the most part I respect elders, other times i just thing there annyoing. I respect how they grew up with nothing, and fought for us and came a long way. I just dont like it when they lecture me, and tell me a lot of ramdom things. I just dont think i need to know things like that. When they say stuff like “in my day…” that just makes me mad. I know they went threw alot and i am very greatfully for what they did though. So I do have a lot of respect for elders.
January 29, 2008 at 3:21 pm
My parents generation is very different from mine. My parents were raised with strong morals and family values. In their generation your family meant everything, people actually sat down at the table to have dinner. People from their generation also took divorce much more seriously, in todays times divorce is common place. Another thing that was taken more seriously is religon. Many people of our generation have everything handed to them, therefore many of the people of my generation have no work ethic or values. There are also very little religous values in todays generation. People are also much more liberal, today people seem to have the attitde that anything goes. I don’t think that all people of my generation are the same way with the same values. Many people are still very close to their families and have values and morals.
I respect the opinions of my elders because the way i see it they’ve already been through what I am going through today. People of earlier generations value things that are much more important to me which makes me respect their opinions even more.
January 29, 2008 at 4:58 pm
The general characteristics of my parents generation is they both are go hard and dedicated workers. Well I think our generation is lazy but don’t get me wrong there are some hard workers. Since there is so much technology these days the technology doses all the work for us. Well as a teenager we need to respect the people older than us because, that’s how I was raised. Just like in the line of duty you have to respect the ones over you.
All the older people they have more going for them because they’re older and are trying to raise a family and work a job. I think that they have a lot more values then us as teenagers. All the young people don’t have the same values because, we all want to do something different if we all were the same this world would be boring and that’s not the way god made us. Also if we all had the same point of view then why are we doing this? This is our point of view.
January 29, 2008 at 5:45 pm
In response to Jakob:
I’d have to agree with him on the events that are now accepted today that weren’t accepted almost thirty to fifty years ago. If someone has underage sex in this time era, people simply over-look it, and time marches on, right? Back then, around the time some of our own parents were born, if something like that happened they were pretty much castout, and looked down upon greatly. It just proves how much smarter–or less intelligent–our society has become over the past years. There once was the simpler times in life, when people actually got along, looked past skin color, ethnic cultures, and other things that belong to a person’s personna, and got along. Then….we had acess to other things, more harsh things that caused great anger through out the world. That’s why we need people like Bob Marley in this world: more peace-lovers, to balance out this place.
January 30, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I response To Amber:♥
I have to agree with you on there our generation is alot different from our parents time. They where rasied alot differently then we are now. We have to worry about alot more things they did back then.Yes we do have more advance things then they did back then.As time marches on our genertion is starting to become harder and harder more things are to be expecting out of us then it was on our grandparents & parents. And as time marches on things are starting to become more & more out-dated and the things our parents & grandparents thought was cool is not so cool to us in this day in generation.And yes of course we are to resepct the olders but doesn’t always mean will get the same respect back but at least we’ll try.Yeah it’s not like your going to find some very smart elder person and thay will know everything but you might find one that has more knowledge then a younger person and they will tell you things you never really even though of and would probably help you out alot with good adivce & information.Not all younge & elder people have the same point and view it just depends on the person and how human we are. And in our minds we are all human but in the end it shows us that we are all different and all have different minds.
January 31, 2008 at 2:59 am
Dear Ashley,
I agree wiht you. I thin k that women can do most of the same things as men. Some things we can do a lot better. I think women can make very good soldiers and be a very inportant aspect in war. I also agree that older people dont have the same values as younger people do. However , i also agree that not all young people have the same values and perspectives as other young people. This is also true about people of older generations. i also think that people can value the same things but value them in a different way. For instance, you may value an ipod because you really like it, however your sister or brother may value that same ipod based on who gave it to you guys. In conclusion, i agree whith what you rote in your blog.
January 31, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Dear Brandon,
I agree with alot of the statements that you made. Our genration is very diffrent, and back in the day it was not even close to as complex or simple as it is today. We also do have alot more technology, then our grandparents or parents had. This does make our time a lot more easier. I also agree with you about our elders having the same values, and your right that some or most of the times older people have diffrent values than younger kids. I think that the older people were harder workers, and they had it alot harder than we have it today. I mean they got paid for little or no pay at all, and now we get better pay. They also didint have computers or anything like we do. So i think that you made good statements on your blog, and i agree with you.
January 31, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Dear Brandon,
I agree with everything that you said. I to think that back in the day it was more simple, and not as complex. Today everything is used with technology, and they didnt have any of that in the old generation. All the technology of today makes everything we do a million times easier and we get lazier everyday. i also agree with what you have said about some older people having the same values, but otheres do not. Some of them think the same things we do, but for the others they dont. I also agree that it depands on how your raised and what your parents, and there parents were raised up to believe. Other people have diffrent values, and goals and things that are very important to us, and the things that we use every day arent important to them at all. So that is what I think and, I agree with what you wrote in your blog.
January 31, 2008 at 3:37 pm
dillon p,
i agree with you on how we act compared to how our parents did when they we our age. our peers are a joke and are always trying to out do someone esle. i agree with you and think we could learn a thing or two from our folks
February 1, 2008 at 2:06 am
Dear Madeline,
I agree with you because exactly because our generation today cant live without the technology we have today. we depend on it to much i think. But our parents generation and my grandparents generation are very simple. Because they never experienced the technology we have today. So they dont even think about it. They think its cool to be old and have no technology back then. But like autmn said its just depends on how you were brought up.
January 31, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Dear Lindsey,
I agree with you when you say that our parents and grandparents generations are hard workers and can provide for their families without a problem. I also agree when you say that our generation slacks off and money is very important to us. I feel like we are lazy and still expect to get what we want, even when we do not earn it. It is also very true that young people these days are told to believe what they want to believe, and are not forced to believe something. In some ways that is good, and others it is bad. I think as a society we have completely transformed and now it is based more on what material things we have and how we look. People do not care as much now about there grades and we are much lazier. I completely agree with what you are saying.
January 31, 2008 at 10:36 pm
dear Conner i agree with u 100% u seen my grandparent grow up working just so they can put food on the table also they didnt have a T.V. now thay have a T.V. in every room of the house even the kitchen. also respcting your elders is good ever though they may get annoying some times but they all do but thats jsut life every one is annoying every once in a wille also i understand that your parents and grandperents have gone through alot just to get were they are now.
January 31, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Dear, Dillon
I agree with your comment on today’s generation. Youths do seem to always have their hand out to their parent for money. I would like to know if you considered that today’s youth has more opportunities to be involved with their school’s activities. Parents often want their child to be more involved. I play only one sport and if I had to get a job I would not be able to do that and keep up with my homework. As far as sex, drug and parties I’m really not involved with this scene so I can’t really comment on this one. Some people are hooked on the idea that more friends and stuff define who they are and I would have to say that is pretty shallow thinking on their part.
January 31, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Dear Hayley, I very much so agree with you. I also believe that our generation is very ungrateful. I too respect the opinions of older people not because they just simply know more, but they have just been through more in life. I also agreed with you when you said that the way kids in our generation our raised determines their values and perspectives on life. I know my parents have always influenced my perspectives, and taught me the values in life.
February 1, 2008 at 4:22 am
Dear Billy Boy. .. . My hunting buddy and best friend.
I agree with everything in your paragraph. My parents are the same way. I would type my blog like that but my vocabulary and stuff ain’t as good. But ya my parents are the same way about sex and alcohol. They are very open with us, and there is no way my mom’s or dad’s parents would be open or talk to them about the stuff our parents talk to us about. You are definitely right when your talking about our generation. it is so much different that our parents.
See you tomorrow in the best class ever (Ms.Robinson’s class of course) best buddy. I love you.
January 31, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Ryan H.
Firstly, when I copied and pasted your response to a word document, it looked like a Christmas tree with all of the red and green underlining…
Secondly, it is nice to have parents who want their kids to open up to them. I often watch older movies or movies based on an older era, in which the children never talk to their parents about anything and have to make their own decisions. I am not too sure that I would be able to succeed in life without being able to consult my parents or had my parents not stressed the importance of abstinence…Also, our parents’ generation is one that is able to forgive and forget, if we sincerely apologize-I imagine you have heard of people being afraid that they will dishonor the family name; thankfully, our generation does not have to worry about that.
P.S. whoever McLovin is, you got me in “trouble” with Miss Robinson…
February 1, 2008 at 12:25 am
Dear Billy,
I agree with you that many of the youths today are relying on athletic scholarships to get them into college. I know many, many people that use the phrase, “oh, baseball or football will get me into college.” This is not even close to being true. Colleges these day are getting tougher and tougher to get into. They are not going to take an athlete who is just going to make terrible grades and flunk out. Colleges are looking for the total packages, brains and athletic ability in their students. I also agree with you in which you state about respecting your elders. Their advice is valuable to us in a way because they may have been in the same situation as us and may know how to handle it the best.
Sincerely, Jakob
February 1, 2008 at 1:15 am
Dear Cassandra,
You have made some excellent statements. I complete agree with you when you stated that the kids of our generation are rather lazy and don’t get enough exercise because of the new and advanced technology. Also, more and more unhealthy restaurants are being built that do absolutely no good to our bodies. You’re right, the elderly are more experienced so they know more, and can lead us teenagers in the right direction.
February 1, 2008 at 1:35 am
Dear Connor,
I agree with you, our generation is based entirely on technology and what you look like. I also respect my elders; I just don’t like it when they lecture me. Like you said, it also makes me mad when they say things like “in my day…”. Our generation is not as disciplined as our grandparents’ generation, because we don’t have to work as hard as they did to get the things we want today.
February 1, 2008 at 1:44 am
Responding to Hayley
My grandparents were raised the same way. They worked for what they got, no one gave it to them. Our generation is definitely more ungrateful than ours. For example if they worked hard for a car and got one, they took care of it. When our age gets a car though, we expect our parents to take care of it for us. I also respect the opinions of our elders a lot. They have obviously been through a lot more than us and know what they’re talking about .
February 1, 2008 at 2:25 am
Dear Jakob,
I agree with you in many ways. Many families in my parents’ generations were raised to be respectful and well-mannered. Today, most parents are not raising their childeren to be respectful and well-mannered. I believe this is because they want their childeren to think they are ‘cool’ instead of actually parenting them. Technology has influenced our generation, because childeren spend most of their time on the computer, cell phone, etc. I agree that we should respect the elders because they have had more experiance then the young. We can learn from their mistakes and not waste our time from what we already learned. We should respect their values even though they may be older. Everyone has their own opinions and everyones’ values are important. I agree with everything you have stated.
February 5, 2008 at 6:52 pm
My grandparents are strict hard working people who are caring and helpful. Our generation is very social and demitted. Yes I do respect the opinions of people older than me. I do what my parents tell me to and what I need to do. No I don’t think older people have the same values as younger people.
No I don’t think younger people have the same point of views as older people. Both our generation and there’s very different and very similar in many ways. We don’t have the same values and we don’t have the same perspectives either. We are very different in many ways.
February 5, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Both of my parents are hard workers. My mom tries her hardest to keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomaches. My dad works so hard that hes only home two days of the week. My grand parents on my moms side were very strict when she was growing up. My grand father had it rough raising my dad and his siblings. I was taught to teat people the way you wanted to be treated. So I treat people with restept to a point. I have a bad anger problem.
My mom is really strict and mean, but my dad is easy going. I think that my generation is lazy. People get away with a lot more now then they used to. I think that everyone has their own prospective, not nesiscerilly every one has the same prospectives. Not all young people share the same values as older people, but I think that parents try to teach their children the same way that their parents tought them. But my parents arnt as strict om me as much as their parents were on them.
February 5, 2008 at 6:56 pm
My parents where rasied in a strict enviroment and they both had to work for everything that they had or now have. If they wanted something it was there responsiblty to go out and work to possis it. My generatoin is a lot deffrint than that. I still have to work for the things that I have and the things that I want to do but I do not have to work as hard as they did or learn things like the did. I have a huge respect for the older generation becouse they had to work so much harder then was do just to get by. They had to learn most of there lessons the hard way and they had to work a lot harder to get money for the things that we now take advantage of. I also do not think that young people all have the same point of view or values becouse some us have to work a lot harder than other to get the things that we want and need.
February 5, 2008 at 6:57 pm
dear ben
Yes ben i do agree with you we are much more laid back. and my grandfather was living in the great depression too. so i understand where you’re comeing from.
February 5, 2008 at 6:58 pm
The general characteristics of my parents and grandparents time, they didn’t really have much technology, the pretty much everything by hand and whatnot. They pretty much didn’t have to pay anything for anything. My grandparents and parents are also very strict. Our generation depends on technology, we have to have cell phones, and myspace, and all the fancy things we have now days. I also believe that kids these days don’t really work for what they have. I think kids have their stuff handed right down to them. Also now days the stuff we want or just anything in general is way more expensive.I most defintley respect the opinions of older people, they have more knowledge and they’ve been around longer, so, I would assume that they know what’s going on, and have good advice for us. No, I do not think all young people have the sames values and points of view. Everyone is their own person, and they have different opinions, and points of view on different things, it doesn’t mean they’re wrong
February 5, 2008 at 6:59 pm
My grandparents were brought up in a very strict generation.My grandparents generation never had to worry about how you dress or how much money you have in your pocket My own generation however is entirely based who you hang out with and how you are dressed. It is also based on how much money you have and how much you spend. Yes I do respect my elders because I know for that they know more than I do and they teach me what I need to know. No I do not think that older people have the same values as we do. No I do not think that all younger people have the same points of view.
February 5, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Well during my parents and grandparents generation was kinda similar but different in some ways. I don’t really know what my daddy’s generation was like but my mamma’s generation is werid. Her parents were really striked in many ways like her parents wouldn’t let her go to partys unless they stayed with her the entire time. My grndparents parents were the same way. My parents are more relaxed with the stuff that I do like I can go to partys and have fun and just chill out as long as im at home on time. If I break curfue then I will not be able to go out for 2 weeks.
I do respect my parents they let me have carla time and hang with friends buti do laundry and dishes and keep my room clean and when my mom is sick I stay home and help around the house so its like a reward for me to get to go out with friends on weekends.Although I don’t think older people have the same values and perspectives as youger people. Older people are usually more striked. And youger people are usually more outgoing and willing to have more fun with out thinking of the consequences.
February 5, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Dear hayley I agree with you about the things that you say about working hard. The older generation that came about before we di knows a lot more about what it takes to earn things the right way and not just have things handed to us.
February 5, 2008 at 7:03 pm
My parents’ characteristics generation was different from these days. In the 1936-1959 what technology were they going to be? My parents are hard working people. They want us to have a better education then they had. They are very strict and always on my back. My grandma is always on to me when I’m slacking in school she tells me to do my best and that I need to graduate from high school. She had a very hard time when she was younger. Our generation has changed so much like in technology.
I do respect the opinions of my elders because that was the way that they were raised. They have been through the same things I have been through or even harder. Every word they tell me a take it in handy because they have experienced it first. They know what they are telling you. I think our generation has changed a lot more then the past years. Every thing is more advanced. Not all young people has the same point of view. It depends how you were raised and what you think.
February 5, 2008 at 7:07 pm
My parents are extremely hard on myself my brother, and my sister. The reason for them to be so hard on us is because their parents were hard on them when they were younger. My parents usually work really hard to keep us in line because that’s the way that they were taught. My grandparents were extremely hard on my parents because they just wanted what was best for them. My own generation is a lot different than my parents or my grandparents generation because, even though the children now days still get into trouble, we get away with a lot more than the elders did when they were younger.
Yes I do respect the opinions of people older than me, because elder people have some good opinions, and some of them don’t. Most of the advice that I have gotten came from elder people and they have had a lot of good opinions. In some cases I think that older people have the same values and perspectives that younger people do. Then in some of the cases I don’t because not all people think the same. I don’t think that all young people have the same values and points of views as others because not everyone thinks the same, and in some cases they do.
February 5, 2008 at 7:08 pm
My parents are very different my mom like old time thing and isn’t in to the new technology that much, but my dad is very in to technology and like the more modern things. My parents were raised without anyone to watch them, and they decided to change that with me so they are always there for me. My generation I would describe as a technological generation. The majority of my generation is more about technical things.
I respect my parent’s opinions, because of the facts that they have been through more than I have, and have experienced more in their life time. But sometimes I think that they are wrong with their opinion when I think they are wrong I still listen to what they have to say because the advice that they are giving me could be help for with what I am dealing with.
February 5, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Dear Gerda K,
I agree with you that we have it a lot easier now than they did then. I’m glade that they started letting us have extra curriculum classes. It’s hard to relive our parents’ life, because it’s so much different now than it was.
February 5, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Both of my parents are hard workers. My mom tries her hardest to keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomaches. My dad works so hard that he is only home two days of the week. My grandparents on my mom’s side were very strict when she was growing up. My grandfather had it rough raising my dad and his siblings. I was taught to treat people the way you wanted to be treated. So I treat people with respect to a point. I have a bad anger problem.
My mom is really strict and mean, but my dad is easy going. I think that my generation is lazy. People get away with a lot more now than they used to. I think that everyone has their own prospective, not necessarily every one has the same prospectives. Not all young people share the same values as older people, but I think that parents try to teach their children the same way that their parents taught them. But my parents are not as strict on me as much as their parents were on them.
February 5, 2008 at 7:13 pm
The characteristics of my parents and grandparents generation are a lot more old school because of the time they were born and raised in. Some parents just like it the old way and not the new like their opinion on life and what people do now and days. My parents are all about that new technology and my grandparents. My dad is probably the only one who goes back in the day on things my mom is hip and understands what’s going on now days. My grandparents are used to everything by now.
I would describe my own generation cool and sometimes weird but that just means u got to get used to it. I understand something’s about my generation but really I think It depends on where you go and what you see. I do respect the opinions of my elder’s cause some know what there talking about cause they have been there and done that already. No I don’t think that older people have the same perspectives that younger people do. No because some people were born and raised with a different background and culture.
February 5, 2008 at 7:14 pm
dear brandon,
I agree with you because it was different from then today. It was a lot easier but less technology. Now we have a lot more of a technology that it makes it easier on us. I think you have a good point of view about respecting your elders.
Some elders do comprehened younger kids not all of them. Yes, I know like my grandma she doesn’t agree with everything I say. It’s they way she grew up. Younger kids doesn’t have the same values or think the same. I do agree with every thing you say.
February 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Dear Billy
i agree with you just as much as ryan does. my parents are always preaching abstenience and no alcohol. the generations are very differnet and i am glad that i can talk to my parents about my problems and stuff in my life at the moment.
February 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm
My parents’ work hard to get what we have. They work very hard to support our family. My dad drives for days at a time so that we can get the things that we need and so that we can go places. My parents’ are very nice at some point if you have a bad action around them. I respect my parents. I respect anyone that is older than I am that is a parent or teacher.
I do think that older people do have the same values as younger people. I think young people do have the same values and points of view. Older people show respect more than some people. Some people don’t have any respect at all. If you show someone respect I’m sure that who you talking show you respect.
February 5, 2008 at 11:43 pm
our parents generation is extremely different then ours today. Like they didnt t have the technology that we have today like the computers. myspace has made a big impact in ous generation. all of my friends has a myspace, when i get home i get on their and my mom asked why are you on that stupid myspace when you could be enjoying the beautiful weather outside.
I would describe our generation as having less rules,less responsibilities then my parents generation. I definately respect the opinions of peoplew that is older then me.
no I dont think that older people have the same values then younger people because older people valued hard work, honesty, integrety, and respect.No, I do not think that young people have the same vaues as younger people because everybody has their values and opinons.
February 6, 2008 at 12:09 am
dear, dillion
I agree with everything you have said. my parents are the same way
February 6, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Dear Autumn,
I agree our generation is lucky to have so much technology it really does make our lives easier. I to respect my elders even though they may have a different opinion. We do grow up in different times than they did. I also agree that we don’t have the same values that they do.
February 6, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Dear Madeline H,
I absolutely agree with you that our generation now days is lazy, pretty much depend on everyone else to do everything for them, and also just like you I believe you should respect your elders. I do, as well as you, respect my elders by saying “yes sir”, “no sir”, “yes maum”, and “no maum”. I also agree with you on your opinion that young people don’t have the same values, or points of views. We all are different people so were going to have different points of view, and opinions about certain things. Yeah, kids pretty much these days act like they ‘need’ a cell phone or MySpace, or anything with the upgraded technology, and the generations before us didn’t need anything like that. They depended on things other than technology.
February 6, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Dear Josh G.,
I agree with what you are sayings about how we don’t have to work like our parents did and that our generation can’t be happy with out something to occupy our mind. I also agree with that about the advice and that it is good to listen to what people that are older give you. I to agree that it depends on the person because sometimes you can get some bad advice.
February 6, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Heyley,
I agree about ever one having to walk to school because my parents had to do the same thing. My parents didn’t have much when they grew up it was just hard for them because my dad’s mom passed away when he was about 16. Now that we have all the stuff that they wanted they don’t know what to do with it.
February 7, 2008 at 4:55 pm
My parents generation is much different than ours. My dad always tells me stories about he was able to check him self out of middle school and walk home. Or his principal would always let him get out of class to go cut the grass in the field on the tractor. People Lately have gotten weird and are the reason why we don’t have the freedom like my parents use to.
I personally think that my generation will probably have the shortest life span from talking on cell phones and everything else being made causing cancer. We have so much more technology like cell phones and video games though, there are so many more ways of communicating, which can be a pain sometimes. SO alot of things have changed between the years.
February 7, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Dear Jakob,
I agree with you that it is how you are raised and what is taught to you is how you will be when you grow up. Your parents work very hard, not just so that you can do baseball though. I also agree that as different generations pass the values become different.
Ashley S.
February 12, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Well my parents generation and grandparents was different then what they are now today. Like how words were used how you dressed and also what was expected by as a person. As time goes I believe its going to change again and not for the best but little worst because already most people don’t respect older people examples of this is when you see and elderly person going , through a door your suppose to let them pass but this day and age it’s the opposite a lot of the time to tell you the truth. I think younger people should listen to older people opinions because they have been seen and done it already. Also older people and younger perspective of values haven’t changed just made a wrong turn here and there at times it’s the same other its different it just depends on how the environment. As you get older thing change and people change sometimes good sometimes bad.
Like I said before people change as they get older so maybe when that, happen there values change. Life has its up and downs everybody knows and see that the thing, that make it count is when you can make it neutral. But another thing is a lot of thing were different make then a lot of the thing that they were doing we can’t do now. When you have a girlfriend she expects you to have a job, cars, house and so on. Back then you fine if you got out of your parents oh how that has changed. You didn’t have to go to collage, right now if you don’t go you’re a loser which nobody wants to be. So I guess you can say the values have changed just because the environment did and how people are raised so I say it’s a tie.
February 12, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Dear carla
i know what your saying because our genrartion is not so different its just small part. you might be more close to one parent then the other because of they were raised growing if they were raised striced then thats how there going to raise you if not its the other way so its really on how u are raised
March 6, 2008 at 5:37 am
Dear Dillon P.
I agree with you that our generation take what they have for granite. My parents and grandparents also had to work for what they wanted. I do know some people who have to work for everything they want. I also see many of the kids that have allowances when my parents and grandparents did not have an allowance. One of the worst things is, is that people just do not act like they did when my parents and grandparents were young.