When I was a teenager, adults were the ENEMY. Everything that came forth from the mouth of Mom or Dad was always “lame” (although I think we used a different word) As a group, we always tried to limit our time seen in public with the “units” (“parental units”) and we delighted in trying to top each other when relating stories to our friends about how out-of-touch our “folks” were.
Maybe I’m living in denial, but I don’t sense that anymore. While I’m sure my teenagers would rather be with their friends than “dear ol’ Dad”, I don’t believe they are mortified to be seen with me. Our music is not as divergent in taste as it was back in the 60’s and 70’s either. I can listen to Flo-Rida without getting sick (most of the time) and my kids have a healthy respect for Boston.
Not sure what caused the melding of generations, but maybe it’s just my perspective. Do you think kids today are less rebellious? Maybe that’s not a good thing, as our generation demanded changes in our world-and we took over…as idealistic as we were back then, things haven’t turned out like we planned…maybe the young people of today need to be more critical of our generation…after all, it’s US who have saddled them with a broken economy…and a world with more problems than solutions.
That said, I am optimistic that the next generation will improve upon the stewardship we have demonstrated.
Let’s hope so!
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