Seems like every generation feels that the following generation has problems.
My Great Grand Father's generation probably thought that my Grandfather's generation would not amount to anything because they spent their time reading trashy novels.
I imagine that my grandfather thought my father's generation would never amount to anything due to them because they spent their time staring at the radio.
Pretty sure that my father's generation thought that my generation would not amount to anything because we spent our days staring at the TV.
Now my generation, evidently, thinks that the younger generation won't amount to anything due to them staring at their smart phones.
But, ya know what? Every generation seems to do OK. Ya know what is also true? Every generation had its slackers.
I tend to reject these generational generalizations. At work we have some old codgers who are going fantastic work and other codgers that are "roadies". At the same time, we have fresh outs that are fantastic, and others just putting in the time for a paycheck.
My father has some stories about slackers in the "Greatest Generation".
Kids!
I don't know what's wrong with these kids today!
Kids!
Who can understand anything they say?
Kids!
They a disobedient, disrespectful oafs!
Noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy, loafers!
While we're on the subject:
Kids!
You can talk and talk till your face is blue!
Kids!
But they still just do what they want to do!
Why can't they be like we were,
Perfect in every way?
What's the matter with kids today?
Kids!
I've tried to raise him the best I could
Kids! Kids!
Laughing, singing, dancing, grinning, morons!
And while we're on the subject!
Kids! They are just impossible to control!
Kids! With their awful clothes and their rock an' roll!
Why can't they dance like we did
What's wrong with Sammy Kaye?
What's the matter with kids today!
It is the person, not the generation... but would it kill them to get a haircut once in a while?
