I think you’re right on target with your comments. Look, none of us wants our kids or our parents to have a tough go of it, but as adults, it is/was their responsibility to prepare for their own future.
If dad and mom need help and the kids can without it being a real hardship, I say great. Otherwise, people’s obligations are to their own immediate household first. Otherwise you se in motion a chain reaction hardship.
In the short span of time, I agree, DoughtyOne. But, please consider this before singling out a generation for blame.
My children were able to get good summer jobs because they were bright, honest, worked hard, and considered the long term consequences of screwing up.
Because of this, they got a good start on their college applications, earned their way through, worked hard at the eventual opportunities, and therefore, might just be able to care for us in our dotage.
Now, however, certain “personal characteristics” will be penalized, and youngsters like mine will be “left behind”. So, I guess we all should screw up our adult responsibilities to give our kids a chance?
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Does anyone else but me have an “Alice in Wonderland” sense of the future?