[bigeasy_70118]

Another example of generation X's refusal to participate in the economy in a meaningful way. Nothing like spending a Labor Day watching a Monty Python marathon with the kids. Get a job and grow up.

[k2blader]

Was that sarcasm or just plain ol' stupidity?

[tiamat]

bigeasy_70118 wrote:


Another example of generation X's refusal to participate in the economy in a meaningful way. Nothing like spending a Labor Day watching a Monty Python marathon with the kids. Get a job and grow up.

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You know what? There's some things in life that are more important than hauling down as much cash as you can before you die.

Spending time with the kids is one of them.

I stayed home with my daughter, and the difference between her and her yuppie-raised cousin is amazing.

My daughter is polite, has skills, ( 4-H family here) and has a sense of security that most kids don't have because she knows Mom or Dad are always there.

[cupcakes]

Aah, hit a nerve in the middle of your incessant quest for the almighty dollar boomer? It must really torque your type off that your children are in many ways like your parents were--those old stuffy WWII types who you worked so hard to rebel against as teens and young adults and here for all your hardwork you end up with your parents to rebel against all over again. Grow up indeed!

[The Green Goblin]

I've got a new complaint...

[Oberon]

Get a job and grow up.

Spent all your days escaping to the office, did you?

Growing up means taking responsibility, including the decision whether your dollars are worth more to your family than your time and attention.

There's room to disagree on that score.