tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post3064202991867569092..comments2014-01-16T05:34:35.872-08:00Comments on If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.: you're as young as you feelanne mancinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-86880519103660707392007-10-21T16:44:00.000-07:002007-10-21T16:44:00.000-07:00Let's also blame economics for the fact that my ge...Let's also blame economics for the fact that my generation is the first in a very long time, if ever, here in the U.S. that cannot expect to do better than their parents did.anne mancinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-88319736041514196112007-10-20T06:33:00.000-07:002007-10-20T06:33:00.000-07:00ummm, "much worse OFF" :-)ummm, "much worse OFF" :-)Schutzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633164241846059395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-18338663653783207012007-10-20T06:32:00.000-07:002007-10-20T06:32:00.000-07:00Of course, it could also be economics.This was the...Of course, it could also be economics.<BR/>This was the quickest article I could find, but our generation has it much worse of than the baby boomers economically.<BR/><BR/>http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/10/review-generation-debt/<BR/><BR/>Having children AND building a career and enough wealth for a comfortable life is much more difficult than it used to be. Many of the "more educated" in our generation are waiting longer to have (fewer) kids than their parents, because they don't want to experience a decrease in their standard of living.Schutzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633164241846059395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-25149476832128537632007-10-17T18:58:00.000-07:002007-10-17T18:58:00.000-07:00"...they seem so much younger to me than we did at...<I>"...they seem so much younger to me than we did at the same age."</I><BR/><BR/>True, true. And at the same time we seem younger to you than our parents seemed to us when we were Tom & Julie's age?<BR/><BR/>Maybe the older generation always sees the younger as seeming much younger, just as they see themselves as younger. And maybe all of this helps them distance themselves from actual old people.<BR/><BR/>My theory about why Baby Boomers <I>and their ilk</I> try to stay forever young goes back to one night in the late 1950's when every child in the country sat in front of a glowing TV screen and watched Mary Martin sing "I Won't Grow Up" in her role as Peter Pan. Too obvious, too simplistic? Maybe. But kids are impressionable, and we were kids.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232444223492532562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-80812317305899350892007-10-12T08:13:00.000-07:002007-10-12T08:13:00.000-07:00Yeah, I'm totally still a kid and I intend to stay...Yeah, I'm totally still a kid and I intend to stay that way for as long as I possibly can :)<BR/><BR/>Still though, seriously, thanks for not asking about "pitter patter of little feet." That phrase gives me a repulsion similar to what you experience with "golden showers."Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382615513555297912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-1076579707069388822007-10-11T05:54:00.000-07:002007-10-11T05:54:00.000-07:00Oh good. I am so glad you feel that way. When to...Oh good. I am so glad you feel that way. When to have children is one of the most intensely personal decision you will ever make. Exactly two people should have input on that decision - you and Tom. <BR/><BR/>Also, I am glad to know that you are not offended that I think of you as still being a "kid". At the same time, I think of you as a capable and intelligent woman, but I think you know that.anne mancinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-81922737263341303142007-10-11T05:15:00.000-07:002007-10-11T05:15:00.000-07:00Let me tell you that this perspective is SO much b...Let me tell you that this perspective is SO much better, in many many ways, than the "Does your car have room for a car seat - when will we be (great) grandparents - I can't believe you don't have kids yet - everyone else is doing it - isn't it about time you started a family" attitude. <BR/><BR/>So thank you so much for that :)Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382615513555297912noreply@blogger.com