Kids today; they think society OWES them free candy.[/quote]
Agree, 6pack. We’ve seen this with some of the kids our kids grew up with in RSF–who are now in their 20’s and early 30’s. In fact, there are those who have even become suicidal because their lives didn’t go as their parents promised.
Our kids were raised with completely different attitudes. They never took anything for granted–and no promises were made. We let them know very early on that the fields they had chosen (medicine, the movie business, etc.) would not be a slam dunk, even with our connections. Things have worked out for them, but I don’t think you can ever really know if it was the way we raised them, their abilities, luck–or all of the above.
IMO, kids can believe they are “owed” whatever they want to believe they are “owed,” but, hopefully, they are also prepared to face the fact that life may or may not work out their way.
