We all know that todays economy and job market are not as good as it has been in the past. Wouldn’t it be a realistic argument that today kids should be better prepared for failure than any other generation in our history? With that said, shouldn’t we as parents tell our kids the truth when it comes to their abilities? We as parents should instill a sense of reality into our children to ensure that they understand that they can’t have or achieve everything that they want. Being realistic is one of the hardest things to overcome as a parent. My mother had three boys and we were all different regardless of the raising that she gave us. She tried her best to tell us that the real world sucked and that no one cares about you as much as your family. To this day I still remember this. I don’t expect anything to be given to me, only to be earned. I hear a lot of kids that have a hard time finding a job complaining about the salary that was offered. What ever happened to working from the bottom to earn a way to the top? American kids today have a sense of entitlement and as long as that continues, we will see more and more chinese and indians being hired by companies like Qualcom and others. The Chinese and Indians will work long hours and not complain. I don’t feel like American children would do the same thing without complaining. It’s almost like you can’t blame the big companies to hire outside of the U.S.
