Posted on 04/21/2006 11:56:05 AM PDT by Incorrigible
This is a sad trend of divorce being so common.
I thik people's expecations of what marriage is and what marriage should be has changed. Divorce was once a last resort, or shameful, now it's no big deal.
But then again, close families like "The Waltons" were not common even in the old days. In so many families, people don't get along, or do something to cause family rifts. That was true in the old days and still true today. So as far as having family to take care of you in your old age, that was always problematical.
I had a chilling dream about some time, perhaps 30 or 35 years in the future, where, due to the impact of all the aging Boomers, the government / the sheeple had created something along the line of giant refugee camps or slightly more elegent than hobo camp places. To be fair, there were solid buildings and OK facilties, at least military or hospital grade. The deal was, by law, everyone had to move to these places at say, age 72. The idea was cost containment by amassing the aged. Things like mass bathing in heavily chlorinated water with detergent, etc with no segregation of the sexes. Mess hall eating, etc. Sort of like old folks homes of a truly massive scale. Could it happen? I say it could. I woke up in a cold sweat from that dream.
Fascinating. It makes sense not segregating them as you can barely tell the difference between the men and women in the boomers generation and on. They have themselves to thank for that. Prescient dream-just hope my taxes don't have to pay for their dorm facilities.
Divorce was once a last resort, or shameful, now it's no big deal.
Of course the advantage is that as people age, I think their expectations wrt a spouse are more realistic (lower?).
X gen kids expect parents to make it on Social Security.
That's the way it looks. I learned a long time ago, though, that I have my hands full understanding what's going on in my own marriage, let alone anyone else's. :)
Your generational snippiness is duly noted. We Boomers did not ask our parents to have so many children; most of us would have been delighted to be only children (like me). Don't worry about paying for my dorm room; like many Boomers, I'm saving and investing - and inheriting - so I won't be your responsibility. My oil stock alone made me about ten thousand dollars this week. ;)
Snippiness is an interesting word choice here. Disgust is probably a word I would use to define my feelings about the boomers--having grown up in the sh--culture that they redefined. If someone came into my home as a baby and killed my whole family and then raised me to disregard God and all things precious and beautiful, I may one day after waking up and realizing I had been trapped and brainwashed and my family destroyed, feel a certain amount of deep anguish. This anguish and sadness would exist for a time even though if I would have responsibly made the neccesary corrections to get back on the right path.
We Boomers did not ask our parents to have so many children; most of us would have been delighted to be only children (like me). Don't worry about paying for my dorm room;
As mentioned above my strong feelings of dislike for the generation overall has no connection to the quantity of its members, but the results of their actions.
like many Boomers, I'm saving and investing - and inheriting - so I won't be your responsibility. My oil stock alone made me about ten thousand dollars this week. ;)
Thank God. At least you are a boomer capitalist. I commend this self responsibility and I applaud your great success! So many boomers preach socialists ideals and blame. It is not my job to judge you personally, as I don't even know you. But I do with good experience--having grown up with seven brothers and sisters that are boomers (yes, seven)and--having lived in the the boomers cultural dregs, judge boomers destructive contributions to our country and world. Selfish self-centeredness captures much of it.
That was my thought, all about her and what she needed. What about her husbands and their needs? YEESH! How selfish!
"with good experience--having grown up with seven brothers and sisters that are boomers (yes, seven)and--having lived in the the boomers cultural dregs, judge boomers destructive contributions to our country and world. Selfish self-centeredness captures much of it."
I'm sorry you feel your siblings were raised so badly. I hope you'll do better with your own.
Best to you, too, but ultimately I don't get the point of demonizing a generation. It seems to be a great sport around here, though.
I see a few points left out of here. I am second generation American. I grew up in a community from the same heritage. The communities were interdependent on each other. Property taxes, zoning, chain stores and eminent domain crushed the communities. I think that had an effect on crushing bonds and ties too.
These are the years for boomers to regret the abortions they had in their youth.
I think that is about the time media propaganda started digging it's roots in too. I'm still shocked to this day how many women read those brain washing magazines about how their lives should be.
Yep, I fear for my future tax rate ....
My brothers and sisters were not raised badly and after my kindness towards you, I certainly do not appreciate this cheap shot. Another example of the lack of respect and kindness coming from this generation's behavior. The more I am in conversation with you and can see why it is hard to grasp the anger toward the boomers.
As far as my own children, I, my darling, believed the lies of the boomers that I could have it all and put off both marriage and children until it became much to late for me. I tried unsuccessfully. Now I will not be one of the blessed few to have a gift of a child. This is not blame, but an acknowledgment that feminism preaching and effects on our culture leaves many scars. May your money keep you happy love.
Many of them may even be stupid enough to think SSI will help them.
PS: I am a late Boomer.
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