January 17, 2007

I SERIOUSLY WEEP FOR THE FUTURE




I have a son, and god willing, I'll be DAMNED if I allow him to grow up with this attitude!!! The way I see teens these days with their attitudes--the things they have (and if they don't have it, they whine about it...) and the way they carry on like little spoiled brats.


I remember back in the day I didn't have a phone in my room, let alone MY OWN PHONE...I had a B&W TV with no cable, and I was freakin' happy. Oh! And guess what?! My car stereo ONLY had a radio. Oh my GOD...whatever would kids do nowadays? Didn't have my own computer, either. However, we did have a computer, but it was called a Commodore 64 and it only played games (When I WAS ALLOWED to use it. It didn't stay in my bedroom, either.)


PLEASE! Parents, grow some balls and don't allow your kids to demand and not learn how to EARN things. And another thing...just because every kid has it doesn't mean your kid has to have it, too. If you don't see it as a necessity, then why bother??? Here's another hint for some white trash folk out there: If you can't feed your kid, then don't stand in line at 4:00 am for that new X-Box of the year.




Teenagers do grow more materialistic: study




(Source) Parents' fears that children become increasingly materialistic and less generous as they hit teenage years appear to be well-founded, according to U.S. research. A survey by market researcher Harris Interactive found the majority of U.S children were materialistic with 71 percent of people aged between eight and 18 saying they would be happier if they had more money to spend on themselves.


Looking closer at the results, researchers and marketing professors found that teens (13-18 years) consistently scored higher than preteens (8-12) when queried on materialistic attitudes, and that older kids were also less generous.


When broken down by age, more teens (74 percent) than preteens (66 percent) agreed with the statement: "I would be happier if I had more money to buy more things for myself." Teens, meanwhile, were less likely (81 percent) to say "I like to help kids who are new to our school" than younger children (91 percent).


The age difference showed up again in response to questions on gratitude, with 92 percent of preteens having "a lot to be thankful for" but only 86 of teens feeling the same way.


But despite the desire for more money for themselves, families rated higher than money with "mom" important to 84 percent of those surveyed. Aric Rindfleisch, Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the survey showed that "materialistic young people display reduced generosity."


"Although parents may be able to do little to squelch materialistic messages, they may be able limit the adverse effects of materialism by cultivating a sense of thankfulness and gratitude in their children," he added in the report.





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