Sigh, if its any consolation you are certainly not alone in this category-my older son and I watched "Am I a Racist" last week-he's not Woke-but he hides it.
But when we went back to his place after the movie when he parked the car, he looked me in the eyes so solemnly I thought he was going to tell me he has 'cancer' but he demanded, tha…
Sigh, if its any consolation you are certainly not alone in this category-my older son and I watched "Am I a Racist" last week-he's not Woke-but he hides it.
But when we went back to his place after the movie when he parked the car, he looked me in the eyes so solemnly I thought he was going to tell me he has 'cancer' but he demanded, that I tell Liz , his wife-high school teacher'- we saw 'Saturday Night" -as she is very, very Woke.
My young son, he's not Woke at all , but he is a laze about still at home at 27 drinking beer, smoking weed and eating on Dad and Mom's tab-I don't know what is worse...
Sounds like my nephew. "His dad ruined him" my sister says. So at 30, he's allowed to sponge off them both, not have a job, etc. Sure. How was he "ruined"? Well, his dad was emotionally unavailable. The horror! Yet, millions like him are able to work and run their own lives. He's even blessed with a high IQ. The problem there is that my sister is a toxic codependent who thinks that her family would die on the spot if she's not there catering to them. Something is very wrong in our society. She's not an outlier, IOW, she is typical.
You both have described the Nanny State that the government is trying to create, both kids finding easy touch parentage afraid to tell them “No”. The entire country is being threatened by 50% of folks being exactly the same as these two, and a Deep State kow-towing to them to get votes, unwilling to say “No”.
My most sincere condolences on the state of family affairs outlined above. Not to brag, but I have two very unwoke daughters-one married a LEO and the other is divorced but happily so. They had three sons between them, one of whom is making bank as an RN and the other doing likewise financially handling automated production at a large local food processing facility. The other one, well, he's not living at home, nor is he "woke," but he has "issues" involving drugs and the usual assortment of problems which accompany that. But hey, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, like Meat Loaf told us. Somehow I have to think our strict Christian upbringing had something to do with it. YMMV.
Yes: I wonder. Because my sister and I were raised Catholic (along with a slew of other siblings - because - we were Catholic) and her kids were not raised with any religion whatsoever. The daughter is doing well, though. The son, not so much. Maybe he could have used the morality and spiritual toughness needed in life so he wouldn't be so paralyzed.
Most people are aware that something has happened to the young males in our society. It has been bantered about for many years now.
I raised three daughters and two stepchildren. When they turned 16, they had to get a job. It was mandatory. I explained that they had to learn discipline, to be on time, to deal with bosses and coworkers. Two worked at a grocery store, the others restaurants or as beach attendants. They all loved their jobs, made many friends and had positive experiences. To this day, all have an incredible work ethic.
We helped with college, but they had to earn their own spending money for the year because with five kids in school, they needed to help and take some responsibility for their education. Four out of five graduated and the one who didn’t is doing well in tech—self-taught.
They all played sports—where they learned self-discipline, teamwork, etc. They sailed, played soccer, golfed, played tennis. We are not wealthy, but we prioritized and made mandatory different disciplines and experiences.
We are really proud of all of them—they are out in the world as a teacher, an event planner for a major sports network, a nurse, and two in tech. My POINT here is not to pat myself on the back but to show you THIS ALL STARTS AT HOME.
Well done! You should pat yourself on the back. This is truly the biggest gift to yourself, your children and society, to raise children in this way. It's sad that some people are just not equipped any more to do this, and I will venture to say most of them are left-leaning. It seems to be the political camp for the victim-minded. I figured this out only in the past few years, that the conservatives I grew up with were all doing so well, while the lefties struggled. Surely there is a common denominator.
Scarcity? We had a ski house in New Hampshire, traveled to many exciting places. They wanted for nothing in life. But yeah, they had actual CHORES, and learned responsibility by having small jobs at a formative age in life. They are all happy, healthy adults. I’d love to write a book about the lazy, entitled kids I see today.
Scarcity in that they had to partially earn their own way as they matured. Maturation comes from overcoming challenges, not from being handed everything.
You are so right. I believe that men are pretty simple creatures, for the most part. Yes, I'm a woman. Just as in Genesis of the Holy Bible, we see that meen tend to want to please the ladies. I believe we've bitten the apple. Somehow, we (or many) embraced feminism, then it became toxic. We took God given roles from men- they don't know what to do, it appears, if they don't have the light God provides- direction, regardless of what people try to force on us.
Then, so many families having to work- with parents, sometimes 2 jobs each- who raises the kids?
We all know single parent households do not give kids enough of the exposure of either role.
Not to worry, the globie tell us- we won't be men or women!
Sigh, if its any consolation you are certainly not alone in this category-my older son and I watched "Am I a Racist" last week-he's not Woke-but he hides it.
But when we went back to his place after the movie when he parked the car, he looked me in the eyes so solemnly I thought he was going to tell me he has 'cancer' but he demanded, that I tell Liz , his wife-high school teacher'- we saw 'Saturday Night" -as she is very, very Woke.
My young son, he's not Woke at all , but he is a laze about still at home at 27 drinking beer, smoking weed and eating on Dad and Mom's tab-I don't know what is worse...
Sounds like my nephew. "His dad ruined him" my sister says. So at 30, he's allowed to sponge off them both, not have a job, etc. Sure. How was he "ruined"? Well, his dad was emotionally unavailable. The horror! Yet, millions like him are able to work and run their own lives. He's even blessed with a high IQ. The problem there is that my sister is a toxic codependent who thinks that her family would die on the spot if she's not there catering to them. Something is very wrong in our society. She's not an outlier, IOW, she is typical.
You both have described the Nanny State that the government is trying to create, both kids finding easy touch parentage afraid to tell them “No”. The entire country is being threatened by 50% of folks being exactly the same as these two, and a Deep State kow-towing to them to get votes, unwilling to say “No”.
My most sincere condolences on the state of family affairs outlined above. Not to brag, but I have two very unwoke daughters-one married a LEO and the other is divorced but happily so. They had three sons between them, one of whom is making bank as an RN and the other doing likewise financially handling automated production at a large local food processing facility. The other one, well, he's not living at home, nor is he "woke," but he has "issues" involving drugs and the usual assortment of problems which accompany that. But hey, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, like Meat Loaf told us. Somehow I have to think our strict Christian upbringing had something to do with it. YMMV.
Yes: I wonder. Because my sister and I were raised Catholic (along with a slew of other siblings - because - we were Catholic) and her kids were not raised with any religion whatsoever. The daughter is doing well, though. The son, not so much. Maybe he could have used the morality and spiritual toughness needed in life so he wouldn't be so paralyzed.
Most people are aware that something has happened to the young males in our society. It has been bantered about for many years now.
I raised three daughters and two stepchildren. When they turned 16, they had to get a job. It was mandatory. I explained that they had to learn discipline, to be on time, to deal with bosses and coworkers. Two worked at a grocery store, the others restaurants or as beach attendants. They all loved their jobs, made many friends and had positive experiences. To this day, all have an incredible work ethic.
We helped with college, but they had to earn their own spending money for the year because with five kids in school, they needed to help and take some responsibility for their education. Four out of five graduated and the one who didn’t is doing well in tech—self-taught.
They all played sports—where they learned self-discipline, teamwork, etc. They sailed, played soccer, golfed, played tennis. We are not wealthy, but we prioritized and made mandatory different disciplines and experiences.
We are really proud of all of them—they are out in the world as a teacher, an event planner for a major sports network, a nurse, and two in tech. My POINT here is not to pat myself on the back but to show you THIS ALL STARTS AT HOME.
Well done! You should pat yourself on the back. This is truly the biggest gift to yourself, your children and society, to raise children in this way. It's sad that some people are just not equipped any more to do this, and I will venture to say most of them are left-leaning. It seems to be the political camp for the victim-minded. I figured this out only in the past few years, that the conservatives I grew up with were all doing so well, while the lefties struggled. Surely there is a common denominator.
You taught them the rules of scarcity and how to react to the word,”No”. A really good job of parenting, you should write a book.
Scarcity? We had a ski house in New Hampshire, traveled to many exciting places. They wanted for nothing in life. But yeah, they had actual CHORES, and learned responsibility by having small jobs at a formative age in life. They are all happy, healthy adults. I’d love to write a book about the lazy, entitled kids I see today.
Scarcity in that they had to partially earn their own way as they matured. Maturation comes from overcoming challenges, not from being handed everything.
You are so right. I believe that men are pretty simple creatures, for the most part. Yes, I'm a woman. Just as in Genesis of the Holy Bible, we see that meen tend to want to please the ladies. I believe we've bitten the apple. Somehow, we (or many) embraced feminism, then it became toxic. We took God given roles from men- they don't know what to do, it appears, if they don't have the light God provides- direction, regardless of what people try to force on us.
Then, so many families having to work- with parents, sometimes 2 jobs each- who raises the kids?
We all know single parent households do not give kids enough of the exposure of either role.
Not to worry, the globie tell us- we won't be men or women!
Well, they want to create dependence and this socialist thing then sounds wonderful- until it isnt.
"Ditto" on not alone.
What's worse? Having parents who allow him to do that.
It's just a matter of time for the older. Hopefully sooner, or he'll squander his whole life being cucked by her.