05-05-2019, 05:35 PM
So I was listening to two young colleagues (early 20s) the other day moaning about the world they live in. Both "had" to borrow money from their parents to get a deposit to buy their houses. One is still having to drive the car their parents bought them because they can't afford a brand new one yet. Both are paying what I consider a fortune for the latest iphone, Netflix, Sky, etc. etc. and moaning about the expense.
Now I don't want to go all Four Yorkshiremen on you, but when I was their age I rented a flat because I could not yet afford a deposit, I had a bike because I could not afford a car, I used a phone box because I could not afford to have a phone installed, and a b&w telly because the licence was cheaper (and thought I was flash for having a TV at all). Once I had reached adulthood, it never would have crossed my mind to expect my parents to give me a penny towards anything.
It's not that the youth of today have so much more than I did that bothers me, I probably had more than my parents did. It's that they expect it all as their right. I am very glad I never bred, as my kids would be miserable impoverished social outcasts who hated me.
OK, I'M sorry I've probably bequeathed them an uninhabitable planet and all, but please.....
Now I don't want to go all Four Yorkshiremen on you, but when I was their age I rented a flat because I could not yet afford a deposit, I had a bike because I could not afford a car, I used a phone box because I could not afford to have a phone installed, and a b&w telly because the licence was cheaper (and thought I was flash for having a TV at all). Once I had reached adulthood, it never would have crossed my mind to expect my parents to give me a penny towards anything.
It's not that the youth of today have so much more than I did that bothers me, I probably had more than my parents did. It's that they expect it all as their right. I am very glad I never bred, as my kids would be miserable impoverished social outcasts who hated me.
OK, I'M sorry I've probably bequeathed them an uninhabitable planet and all, but please.....
Angry
