ytownfootball;410573 wrote:Every generation that has come before has felt the one that followed had some sort of entitlement. Yours isn't the first and won't be the last, You're no better and no worse, just a different set of parameters.

ytownfootball;410573 wrote:Every generation that has come before has felt the one that followed had some sort of entitlement. Yours isn't the first and won't be the last, You're no better and no worse, just a different set of parameters.

Little Danny;410860 wrote: As far as these kids having busy lives, when I was in high school I played baseball and football in the summer/fall. I remember having two-a-days in August and my dad telling me in between practice to be sure I took care of the lawn. I went to church and was as busy as a guy could be. That being said, I took care of the lawn or else my dad was going to whip my...

Little Danny;410882 wrote:^^^ exactly. What's more I did not save time by having my parents give me a ride to anywhere. I rode my bike or walked.

Little Danny;410882 wrote:^^^ exactly. What's more I did not save time by having my parents give me a ride to anywhere. I rode my bike or walked.

sleeper;410958 wrote:Gotta love the old farts on here getting all high and mighty because they're childhood sucked LOL

sjmvsfscs08;410211 wrote:You guys must have some nice lawns then. haha

I cut mine with a Scag zero-turn, it's a monster. It almost makes it fun...almost.

ts1227;410974 wrote:Had to fuck with you on that one

Glory Days;410879 wrote:yeah i think the "kids are too busy these days" excuse is complete bullshit. they arent any busier now then when i was a kid and when my parents were kids.

Pick6;411684 wrote:not sure if you noticed or not, but nobody on here from the "younger generation" is using that bullshit excuse. It is parents on here saying that.

Little Danny;411762 wrote:It is primarily my generation (Generation X, kids born between 1961-1981). GenXers aren't doing a good job as parents I'm afraid. We're too concerned with being friends with our children, afraid every little bump or bruise is either going to cause them death, dismemberment or psychological trauma. We are instilling a selfish value system in our children.

Little Danny;409883 wrote:I was having this conversation with someone the other day. In my neighborhood, there are a lo of teens and I never see them out cutting the grass. Their parents are doing it. In fact, right next door to me there are two twenty-something's who still live with mom and dad and the parents are still cutting the grass and taking care of the yard. My co-workers have indicated they see a similar pattern in their neighborhood.

Now I know there are some who are going to come on here and say they cut the grass, but I think overall there are less kids cutting the grass that in years past. I started cutting my parents yard when I was 8 years old. By the time I was 12, I was cutting people's grass to earn a little dough. Now I know kids today are busy with the advent of the Wii, X-box and playstation, but don't you think the moms and dad need to be sending Little Jacob and Little Johah outside to do a little work?