Generation Y

Mudshark wrote:

All this from a guy whose stepmother said I would be in prison by 25…..

Mud, wewren’t you married at 25??

Randy Wieland wrote:

Mud, wewren’t you married at 25??

Close….24…..I was 25 when my 1st was born ….

Mudshark wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Randy Wieland wrote:</div>
Mud, wewren’t you married at 25??

Close….24…..I was 25 when my 1st was born ….

Then she was right

I think our parents had this discussion about us, and my grandparents about them…get off my lawn.

Gag me with a spoon!

You mean with a silver spoon?

Randy Wieland wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Mudshark wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Randy Wieland wrote:</div>
Mud, wewren’t you married at 25??

Close….24…..I was 25 when my 1st was born ….

Then she was right

That means that in 2 weeks I’ll have served 40 years of a life sentence…

tegg wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>saugeye-steve wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>tegg wrote:</div>
In the words of Sathington Willoughby (brought to you by Primus):
“The Problem with the youth today is, because of their inexperience
with the world, they cannot attempt to grasp the ideals, set forth by
myself and those who preceded me.

But, as history has shown, they will come around, and embrace our
philosophies and become model citizens in their own right, God bless
this great nation.”

This quote was possibly profound in its day but carries no validity in today’s society.

If I were to guess the quote was probably Les Claypool’s attempt to mock the generic campaign rhetoric used by older politicians when referencing younger generations. You don’t always get a chance to pull out a Primus reference so I went with it.

Fish On!

Yeah.

And Tegg jaust for the record in addition to the quoting of Primus, you made the best thermodynamics joke in forum history.

Grouse

LOL video! But so very true in todays society!

“The counts of the indictment are luxury, bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect to elders, and a love for chatter in place of exercise. …

Children began to be the tyrants, not the slaves, of their households. They no longer rose from their seats when an elder entered the room; they contradicted their parents, chattered before company, gobbled up the dainties at table, and committed various offences against Hellenic tastes, such as crossing their legs. They tyrannised over the paidagogoi and schoolmasters.”

Kenneth John Freeman, 1907

I always said when I got older, I would never look down and claim doom at the coming generations like mine was…. I’m trying real hard…

Some of you are making it almost impossible….

In all seriousness…
Those of us who were late baby boomers or early Gen Xers probably had parents on the more authoritarian side. Maybe corporal punishment was dealt out. Probably lived your elementary school years as a latch key kid. Movies of the day were: Willy Wonka, The Shining, The Omen… Where kids were portrayed as unworthy brats, to be murdered with an axe or a manifestation of Satan himself.

Kids are not just influenced by their upbringing but also by society around them and it’s not uncommon for kids to rebel. Seems to make sense there may have been a shift for parents to spend more time focusing on children. Maybe a little too coddled or protected but it is what it is. When I was young it was common for parents to throw the kids in the back of the vehicle along with the luggage. During high school it started to shift to CAUTION: BABY ON BOARD signs and now we strap them in like a NASCAR drivers.

Bottom line is each generation has their pros and cons. At least there were probably less Gen Yers that were out there sniffing paint.

Not to hijack, but I don’t feel like starting another thread and I’ll try and tie this in with the topic.

Saturday afternoon I went to fish the ponds for a little while. This guy came up to me with his little girl in tow asking for help. He said his son caught a bass and he didn’t know how to take it off. So we walked over to where his son of about 10-11 years old (your tie in, what Gen is this?) was fishing.

The kid hoisted the bass out of the water for me to unhook it. The dad asked his daughter to hold on a second so he could see how I removed the hook. I showed him how to thumb the bass and get it out telling him they had very small teeth like sandpaper. Next I took a photo of me holding the fish to post to various fishing websites :).

Long story short I hung around them while they fished. First of all the kid wasn’t using a Zebco, he had a spinning reel and he wacky rigged his worm. So I knew the kid was watching TV and researching because his dad said he doesn’t fish, but he likes to encourage his son (and daughter) to fish because “it’s better than other things he could be doing”.

The kid bent my ear for about 20 minutes and I didn’t have the heart to tell him I wasn’t very good at fishing. So I told him what I thought I should tell him about the ponds, where to fish, what happens throughout the season, etc. Hopefully he’ll figure things out on his own, forget what I said and tell me how to fish the right way the next time I see him.

Oh I kept on laughing when the dad said we have to go and the kid kept pleading “just 5 more minutes”.

Just saying there is hope for the future and the sport.

The pendulum swings. While the dad didn’t fish, the kids grandpa probably did.

castle-rock-clown wrote:

The pendulum swings. While the dad didn’t fish, the kids grandpa probably did.

Exactly. I mentor a few kids that this is exactly the case, and yes there is some hope.
Ironic, but very true. A girl and two boys, none of them related and all different ages from 14 to 22. Parents won’t camp, won’t fish, won’t hunt, no time for kids, too many “other” priorities.

Kids each had limited time with grandparents. Unexpected death, cancer….. and they each had good memories with grandpa. I let them come around anytime they need to talk, want to learn, or need to learn. I do everything within reason to help them achieve their goals, with only a couple of conditions.
C.A.R.E. about yourself

Be Credible anytime you open your mouth

Be Accountable to your actions no matter how big the mistake.

Be Responsive to others. No one will give a crap about you if you don’t reach out unconditionally to others.

And do all this with Enthusiasm. If you can go out and have fun in the worst conditions, you will find others naturally desire to be around you.

I know, it sounds a bit over the top and more than a 12 or 13 year old kid can comprehend. But, I’m very proud of the few kids that let me influence their lives and are becoming incredible young adults.
I would be proud to have this kid as my own and I invite him everywhere. He’s earned his way there is still some hope

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