Did you know your kids aren't yours? (Page 7)

pitt83 - 2013-04-12 6:04 PM My father split wood to fire the stove for hot water. That was 1 generation ago. Aldus Huxley was right: Future Shock is real. We live in exponential growth times.

KateTri1 - 2013-04-12 6:34 PM

My dad lived in a really rural area. His family did not have electricity until he was 15. He had to write his senator to get it. He had to use a stamped envelope. 

trinnas - 2013-04-12 6:46 PM

Every time I read the thread title I want to ask if someone will take mine and feed him till he turns 18. I swear teenage boys are a bottomless pit!! Don't even get me started on how he goes through gallons of milk.

tuwood - 2013-04-12 5:10 PM

The only thing I'd throw in for the current generation is their level of change (good or bad) is probably greater than in any other generational change in history.  From 1920 to 1940 there wasn't a lot of change in the world as far as kids growing up;  Dad played with a stick and hoop, kids played with a stick and hoop. However, from 1990 to 2010 we went from no internet, no cellphones, no social media, etc...  It is an interesting thing to think about though.

Personally, I fall into the camp that people in general are a lot more rude and selfish today.  I think both adults and children changed through the last twenty to thirty years due to the culture/technology shift that transpired.

trinnas - 2013-04-11 6:46 PM

Every time I read the thread title I want to ask if someone will take mine and feed him till he turns 18. I swear teenage boys are a bottomless pit!! Don't even get me started on how he goes through gallons of milk.

moondawg14 - 2013-04-13 3:33 PM

I don't even want to know.  Before we left, the US, we were using 6 gallons a week... as a family of 5.  The 3yo was drinking 2 gallons of whole milk a week. That left one gallon of skim each for the rest of us.

At some point, I'm going to have 3 teenagers 18,16,14.  My wife is going to have to get a job at a dairy.

gearboy - 2013-04-10 8:07 AM

I think you can emphasize what you want and see the message that you want to see:

If you believe that you are not just a member of your family but also a member of your community (defined as a group of people sharing not just some geography but also services such as schools, policing, fire control, etc), it is easier to see her statement as being that we all share the responsibilities for how the community turns out. Much like a condo board decides what work needs to be done on the building, but is itself made up of the individual owners of the units, who can decide what things to do inside their own units, which collectively make up the building. A community is a group of individuals and families who ultimately (unless they choose to remain in isolation) share the responsibility for turning out well educated, law abiding individuals who can contribute meaningfully in the future.