I was being sarcastic. You said: Dad always had us come out of our rooms eventually, and explain to him, rationally, not like a whining crybaby, exactly why were we unhappy, and what we proposed as a solution...dad helped us to talk out our problems, and helped us to see our way through to a positive result for everyone...but he would not tolerate whining...that was a no-no in our house...
What I got out of that was that you were taught not to whine by your dad and to do the right thing, etc.
My point was that *you* had the advantage of having a loving, stable two-parent home. You hold everyone else to the same standard. The problem is that the majority of my generation did *not* have that advantage. We were raised by single, working moms and we scrambled for the scraps of affection from whatever man we could find who would be willing to take five minutes to give us that gift.
I was saying that you were lucky, but that you shouldn't forget that most of *us* were not so fortunate.
(I would NEVER insult anyones mama! That is a no-no!)
This is your quote: Dad always had us come out of our rooms eventually, and explain to him, rationally, not like a whining crybaby, exactly why were we unhappy, and what we proposed as a solution...dad helped us to talk out our problems, and helped us to see our way through to a positive result for everyone...but he would not tolerate whining...that was a no-no in our house...
Your dad was a wise man. And you remembered some advice he gave you that really would be invaluable to this situation.
So let's do as he suggests. Let's stop with the emotional snapping and talk out our problems. Lets find a solution that has a positive result for everyone.
Most of the hostility directed toward Boomers by the younger generation is born of fear. I am concerned because I am understanding that when you Boomers retire either one of two things has to happen. Either the system goes bankrupt and all of you are out on your butts or they raise the taxes on the younger generation to a horrible level that won't leave us enough to provide for our own children.
I am trying to point out that your grandkids could be actually pushed to the point of poverty by the retired Boomers. This is really going to effect them on a day to day basis.
We need to find a solution that doesn't abandon our elderly or bankrupt our younger working folks.
We are all going to have to compromise, but that means that the Boomers are going to have to give too. Right now, I will not be able to collect social security until I'm 70. Why is it ok to raise the age on Gen Xers and not Boomers?
I'm am looking forward to hearing *your* point of view and I'm open to suggestions from you on how we can fix the problem.