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ColdNoMore 04-24-2019 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Moderator (Post 1644590)
The off topic discussion that has derailed this thread has been moved to its own thread, “Later in life marriage”.

Moderator
Thank you very much for making the effort to create another thread...so as to keep some very good posts intact. :thumbup:

Classy! :ho:

Later In Life Thread (poke here)

ColdNoMore 04-24-2019 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by spring_chicken (Post 1644472)
I find it odd when people say that their generation was better than any other, then proceed to whine when people from another generation want to have a club and not include the person that goes out of their way to insult them due to their age.

The under sixty clubs are fun because nobody is making passive aggressive jabs at them because of their age.
:agree:


:thumbup:

kkaiser1213 04-29-2019 06:25 AM
Absolutely agree. Life is too short to worry about silly things like age (unless you are being denied a right because of your age), particularly when there are so many serious issue facing us today. BTW: I'm 61, have let my hair go white and don't give a rip about what others think.

JackB 04-29-2019 09:56 AM
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not try to blame others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music,

The pride out of appearance,

The courtesy out of driving,

The romance out of love,

The commitment out of marriage,

The responsibility out of parenthood,

The togetherness out of the family,

The learning out of education

The service out of patriotism,

The Golden Rule from rulers,

The nativity scene out of cities,

The civility out of behavior,

The refinement out of language,

The dedication out of employment,

The prudence out of spending,

The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.

sipops 04-29-2019 10:23 AM
Well said.

tophcfa 04-29-2019 10:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JackB (Post 1645947)
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not try to blame others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music,

The pride out of appearance,

The courtesy out of driving,

The romance out of love,

The commitment out of marriage,

The responsibility out of parenthood,

The togetherness out of the family,

The learning out of education

The service out of patriotism,

The Golden Rule from rulers,

The nativity scene out of cities,

The civility out of behavior,

The refinement out of language,

The dedication out of employment,

The prudence out of spending,

The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.
Wow, great post!

NewRealms 04-29-2019 12:43 PM
Certainly there is age prejudice in the work force. Why hire someone who will give you less years and is not necessarily up with today's tech and trends. But, that's just business. Does the elder have more to offer by way of wisdom gleaned over the years? Of course. But, that's a long game intangible and not attractive to the instant gratification crowd.
RICK

NewRealms 04-29-2019 12:49 PM
Another thought occurred to me. Do you think that those growing older harbor their own prejudices against growing old? Have we been set up to think of ageing in just one way? Marginalization, health issues, loneliness, depression, financial issues? I think there is another way to think about it so we don't stereotype ourselves.
RICK

rmd2 04-29-2019 03:44 PM
My sentiments exactly.

CFrance 04-29-2019 04:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JackB (Post 1645947)
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not try to blame others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music,

The pride out of appearance,

The courtesy out of driving,

The romance out of love,

The commitment out of marriage,

The responsibility out of parenthood,

The togetherness out of the family,

The learning out of education

The service out of patriotism,

The Golden Rule from rulers,

The nativity scene out of cities,

The civility out of behavior,

The refinement out of language,

The dedication out of employment,

The prudence out of spending,

The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.
I don't know where you got this list, but it certainly has not been my experience with the younger generation, our own kids nor their friends. The last five on the list, especially. And they weren't the ones who took nativity out of the cities. It was our generation who did that.


Some of their music is different. A lot of their music appreciation is from classical on up. Are you talking about people whose parents didn't give a rip about raising/educating them? Because I don't know where this list is coming from, nor do I see it in most younger generations that I'm in contact with.


My kids are politer and more considerate and less entitled than a lot of us old fogies I come in contact with.


What a broad brush that list paints with.

Shbullet 04-29-2019 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1645957)
Wow, great post!
I find the list to be totally ridiculous and extremely inaccurate

Shbullet 04-29-2019 06:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1646033)
I don't know where you got this list, but it certainly has not been my experience with the younger generation, our own kids nor their friends. The last five on the list, especially. And they weren't the ones who took nativity out of the cities. It was our generation who did that.


Some of their music is different. A lot of their music appreciation is from classical on up. Are you talking about people whose parents didn't give a rip about raising/educating them? Because I don't know where this list is coming from, nor do I see it in most younger generations that I'm in contact with.


My kids are politer and more considerate and less entitled than a lot of us old fogies I come in contact with.


What a broad brush that list paints with.
Very well said and i agree totally.

OrangeBlossomBaby 04-29-2019 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Shbullet (Post 1646060)
I find the list to be totally ridiculous and extremely inaccurate
It's a meme that dates back at *least* to 2008. I didn't check to see if it went back any further, I'd have to do a different type of google search for that.

Suffice it to say it would be used to attempt to apply to pretty much any generation. It's what our grandparents said to us, and probably what their grandparents said to them. Emotional tripe, mostly, a poor attempt at a guilt trip.

And certainly not true.

perrjojo 04-30-2019 02:56 PM
I recently traveled alone from Orlando to Portland. It seems on every turn I was being “helped”. I know I should be grateful that there is still respect and kindness but somehow being offered help felt weird since I didn’t need help. Oh well, I guess we are never satisfied. I felt people were making assumptions about me based on my gray hair.

ColdNoMore 05-04-2019 05:34 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1646033)
I don't know where you got this list, but it certainly has not been my experience with the younger generation, our own kids nor their friends. The last five on the list, especially. And they weren't the ones who took nativity out of the cities. It was our generation who did that.

Some of their music is different. A lot of their music appreciation is from classical on up. Are you talking about people whose parents didn't give a rip about raising/educating them? Because I don't know where this list is coming from, nor do I see it in most younger generations that I'm in contact with.

My kids are politer and more considerate and less entitled than a lot of us old fogies I come in contact with.

What a broad brush that list paints with.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shbullet (Post 1646060)
I find the list to be totally ridiculous and extremely inaccurate
I and (as has been shown) many others...totally agree with both of you. :thumbup:


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