word up
Rob found the bag of socks in our room. i would normally state how i can't believe that i was so worked up over something so petty, but i can't say that this time. i'm also always freaking out about my furniture getting dirty or shannon having food on her hands and touching things. yet, i can leave the dishes in the sink for days. i've hardly ever had nice things when i was growing up so i am a little obsessive compulsive about keeping them nice. i'm never actually mad about the THINGS, i'm always concerned with how they are earned.
one time last year, i saved up for like 2 months so i could treat myself to an ipod nano. some one broke into my car not even a month later and stole it. that asshole had no idea that i saved up for it, nor did they care. they didn't know or think about the fact that i finally put myself first for once and treated myself to something nice or how important that very notion was to me. why is most of the youth so ignorant? i'm sure that my grandparents might have said the same thing long ago about younger people, but my generation is different. we are pretty much a free and open generation who is a lot more tolerant of all walks of life, unlike a lot of the generations before us. the problem is that the role models kid's have in such a television/media and celebrity influenced society run around flaunting how rich they are. including professional athletes. the truth is, and maybe this is just an opinion, they don't have to do much to earn like millions of dollars a day. why do we as a society condone this and just laugh about it? it is teaching the youth that it's ok to do nothing and get rewards. then if the youth don't have certain "things", they want them so badly, that they will steal them from others.
the sad part is, they are ignorant to the fact, that not everyone else around them is also that way. you mention anything about saving up for something you want and most kids will just be like, "oh well, my parents will just buy it for me". most of the youth don't understand the importance of a job or an education or actually earning a living. they just think everything is disposable, super accessible and instant.
i want to give shannon everything she will ever want, but not with out understanding how to put needs first. hopefully that way, she will understand that she needs to earn things, and that they don't just appear. i wish kids had a more grass roots influence to learn from about what it means to "have". it's like, they completely ignore how hard their parents have to work and strive just to feed them. daddy and mommy don't just leave the house for 8+ hours a day to play. Food, clothes and a roof over your head don't just exist. with this, i also wish the youth understood that it's not shameful to ask for help from social services if they need it some day. it doesn't make you "ghetto". it is transitional assistance, and it's there to help you in a hard spot. like when your job doesn't pay you enough to live. or if you are having a hard time getting a job, you can get help to do so, and also have some food stamps to feed you. kids seems to be holding out until they become famous like their favorite singer or athlete. they all think they are talented because hey, kelly clarkson and labrone james can do it! what they don't seems to get, is that yes, they can reach high, but they need to be realistic! it's so odd because the same kids that think things just come from nothing, not only will they not want to get a job or understand why they need one, they think that being on welfare is like a disease. i really don't mean to generalize all of todays youth into a bunch of lazy, spoiled-rotten kids, but from what i've gathered by who their influenced by, i don't see a good future ahead for them. people can blame the parents, but parents can't take people magazine off the rack at cvs, they can't control what their kids talk about at recess. i feel like such an old lady talking like this, but i just wish their was a way i could advocate to teach kids the importance of putting needs first and earning the fun stuff. not in a cynical way, in a way that will just put their priorities straight.
one time last year, i saved up for like 2 months so i could treat myself to an ipod nano. some one broke into my car not even a month later and stole it. that asshole had no idea that i saved up for it, nor did they care. they didn't know or think about the fact that i finally put myself first for once and treated myself to something nice or how important that very notion was to me. why is most of the youth so ignorant? i'm sure that my grandparents might have said the same thing long ago about younger people, but my generation is different. we are pretty much a free and open generation who is a lot more tolerant of all walks of life, unlike a lot of the generations before us. the problem is that the role models kid's have in such a television/media and celebrity influenced society run around flaunting how rich they are. including professional athletes. the truth is, and maybe this is just an opinion, they don't have to do much to earn like millions of dollars a day. why do we as a society condone this and just laugh about it? it is teaching the youth that it's ok to do nothing and get rewards. then if the youth don't have certain "things", they want them so badly, that they will steal them from others.
the sad part is, they are ignorant to the fact, that not everyone else around them is also that way. you mention anything about saving up for something you want and most kids will just be like, "oh well, my parents will just buy it for me". most of the youth don't understand the importance of a job or an education or actually earning a living. they just think everything is disposable, super accessible and instant.
i want to give shannon everything she will ever want, but not with out understanding how to put needs first. hopefully that way, she will understand that she needs to earn things, and that they don't just appear. i wish kids had a more grass roots influence to learn from about what it means to "have". it's like, they completely ignore how hard their parents have to work and strive just to feed them. daddy and mommy don't just leave the house for 8+ hours a day to play. Food, clothes and a roof over your head don't just exist. with this, i also wish the youth understood that it's not shameful to ask for help from social services if they need it some day. it doesn't make you "ghetto". it is transitional assistance, and it's there to help you in a hard spot. like when your job doesn't pay you enough to live. or if you are having a hard time getting a job, you can get help to do so, and also have some food stamps to feed you. kids seems to be holding out until they become famous like their favorite singer or athlete. they all think they are talented because hey, kelly clarkson and labrone james can do it! what they don't seems to get, is that yes, they can reach high, but they need to be realistic! it's so odd because the same kids that think things just come from nothing, not only will they not want to get a job or understand why they need one, they think that being on welfare is like a disease. i really don't mean to generalize all of todays youth into a bunch of lazy, spoiled-rotten kids, but from what i've gathered by who their influenced by, i don't see a good future ahead for them. people can blame the parents, but parents can't take people magazine off the rack at cvs, they can't control what their kids talk about at recess. i feel like such an old lady talking like this, but i just wish their was a way i could advocate to teach kids the importance of putting needs first and earning the fun stuff. not in a cynical way, in a way that will just put their priorities straight.