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Whimsy........
My parents....the WWII-Depression generation were determined to make sure their children didn't go through what they experienced......they overcompensated by giving us the material things.......and perhaps didn't focus on the responsibility issue.....the two generations since have been more focused on what they had materially.....and we see a gradual dilution of the mores that form the glue that holds a society together.
Sadly, the dilution will continue, hastened along by the gradual disappearance of the family unit.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on November 29, 2006 at 7:07 PM
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I meant Amy Vanderbilt - too many beers after work
posted by
ladychardonnay
on November 29, 2006 at 7:01 PM
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PARENTS!!! I taught my children manners
my mother made me and my 2 sisters read the "Amy Canderbilt Book of Etiquette". Parents are the criminal - monkey see - monkey do.
posted by
ladychardonnay
on November 29, 2006 at 7:00 PM
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Whimsystoryteller, it is sad. It's as though this generation had no parents
posted by
Blanche.
on November 29, 2006 at 6:54 PM
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Whimsy.....
That responsibility was turned over to television, video games, and computer sites.....the parents expect the school systems to pick up their slack......and please, don't tell them anything that would upset their comfort zones........
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on November 29, 2006 at 6:53 PM
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Whimsy
They're gone! Kid's manners, that is. And kids know all about their 'rights', except how to spell it, but have no idea what 'responsibility' means! Welcome to North America (Canada and Mexico included), 21st century!
posted by
Nautikos
on November 29, 2006 at 6:50 PM
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