[kaila]

Yes, the generation before me had it harder. However, when I was growing up we ate hamburger and tuna helper. Powdered Milk. Canned vegetables- because fresh was too expensive. I shopped with my mother who collected coupons , and we would shop at 5 different grocery stores to get all the deals. One tv set in the house. Cheap furniture. A stereo that none of the kids were allowed to touch. We had to work after school to buy a $200 used car. My husband spent half of his childhood in the projects.
I went with my niece ( a millennial) and her mother to buy items for her dorm room. I suggested going to Goodwill for dishes. Nope, she wanted brand new dishes and a $200 bedspread for her dorm room. Computer and television in the room. She was raised spoiled, and that is what I see with this generation.

[Mears]

“a $200 bedspread for her dorm room.”

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I’ve never owned a $200.00 bedspread in my life.

The kids today don’t have a clue.

I have a grandson who goes to a pricey college fly across the country to visit a friend for 4 days.

Astonishing to me.

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