Those that bother me are those who consistently lay the blame for their own shortcomings upon their parents or previous generations.
All knowledge comes as a matter of choice. It is personal responsibility; all the can be laid upon the previous is the general training of the mind. In my case, that did not occur: I did that myself, with the aid of the local library. The reason? Because when I asked questions about the current war in Korea, the answer was, "When you get older, you will understand." My response was essentially, fuck that, I want answers now.
I don't like it when parents crush a child's natural curiosity just because they don't know or don't want to bother to tell them. But, I really dislike this current trend of entitled and narcissistic rug-rats who seem to think they're the end all and no one else knows anything.
I tried very hard to explain reasons why we did things or how things are set up to my kids. Granted, I'm far from perfect and we had moments when I just didn't take the time. But, my kids all were taught how to learn. If they need info, they go find it.
Those that bother me are those who consistently lay the blame for their own shortcomings upon their parents or previous generations.
All knowledge comes as a matter of choice. It is personal responsibility; all the can be laid upon the previous is the general training of the mind. In my case, that did not occur: I did that myself, with the aid of the local library. The reason? Because when I asked questions about the current war in Korea, the answer was, "When you get older, you will understand." My response was essentially, fuck that, I want answers now.
True, true!
I don't like it when parents crush a child's natural curiosity just because they don't know or don't want to bother to tell them. But, I really dislike this current trend of entitled and narcissistic rug-rats who seem to think they're the end all and no one else knows anything.
I tried very hard to explain reasons why we did things or how things are set up to my kids. Granted, I'm far from perfect and we had moments when I just didn't take the time. But, my kids all were taught how to learn. If they need info, they go find it.