If I hear those 2 sayings one more time this summer i am going to snap. For anybody looking for a beautiful place to spend a week or a place to vacation, Hilton Head Island, SC. Is a beautiful place. ----Can't wait for the kids to start school next week, I'm tired!!!!! PS: I gave my phone to my son because he said he wanted tone call his buddy and ask him to come over to play and swim and 10 minutes later I get my phone back and it reads-----Download Complete!!!! So I look and what do I see----He downloaded Pokemon Go to my phone thinking I would not catch it. Long story short, let's just say it did not stay there long. I saw the I phone, I Pad, XBOX, society on full display this summer all over the east coast and let's just say, this sense of entitlement these kids nowadays have is sickening and it won't end well for them. Hope everyone had a great summer, I sure did
Good thing our generation has, "street smarts." Nice Too true. How did that happen that this sense of entitlement is spread through a whole generation? When did it start?
IMO, it all starts with the Parents. Parents don't want to be be parents, they want to be their kids friends!!! They want to be liked and the only way they know how to do that is buy them shit and once you start buying the material shit it quickly leads to a dangerous slope. Rather than the exception it quickly becomes a kids expectation. They think they are entitled to the latest and greatest crap advertisers, magazines and shows are shovingoing down our throats 24/7. Here are 2 examples I had this summer with my kids and their friends and parents. 1. I invited 2 of my sons friends up to the lake one weekend, I called the parents with the invite and they asked me if I had wifi at the lake house, I said yes because I work from home and at night when the kids go to bed I can work......They said good because my son loves his ipad and "needs wifi"... I politely told the parent that my kids have had all that stuff taken away and they are not allowed at the lake house to please leave it at home (kids will be busy kayaking, skiing,wake boarding, fishing and if needed i will take them bowling or to the movies) well she proceeded to tell me he will have his Ipad. I politely told the lady if the Ipad comes then your son is not coming, she will not be dictating the rules of my home to me. I felt bad but in the end the kid stayed home and missed out on a lot of fun. 2. 2nd example of the incessant materialistic keep up with the Jones experience this summer. My wife invited a couple to Destin, Fla for a long weekend with her and the kids, I could not go because I was traveling for work.... From the outside this couple looks like they have it all......well, well well, they drive a Cayenne Porche SUV (probably an 80k car) well my wife took the Honda Odyssey down a day earlier---great car with lots of room, with my mom to get settled and buy groceries ect..) The next day the couple drives down and gets a flat tire on the SUV they call my wife and ask her if they could borrow some money for a new tire, cost for ture 589.00 because they have custom wheels on the SUV. This couple could not put tires on the car yet, the kid always has the newest Smartphone, Nike shoes, Clothes ect.... I looked at my wife and said as always "you gotta be fucking kidding me" All the trappings of wealth and yet one paycheck away from disaster. This man is a successful lawyer, just spends spends spends to keep an image. No thanks for me, ME and my wife will stick to Wal-Mart, Target and yes Goodwill for the kids shorts. And invest in stocks, real estate ect...for the next generation
I think part of the problem is that parents want to give things, lifestyles, college, etc. they did that and now it's expected.' I'm glad you stuck to your guns. I shop in the same places except good will but I love going to consignment shops and retro shops. Always looking for the old stuff. Practical dresses with a casual look are my favorite...well you know that...thrift stores are the best...sometimes. It's hit or miss.
I too love thrift stores and consignment stores. I have however had some really good luck at Goodwill the past several months. I lost a large amount of weight and I found some awesome buys at Goodwill. Can't afford to go buy a new wardrobe brand new. I dropped 4 pants sizes so I couldn't wear the stuff from last year at all.