So talking with my 21 year old and she calmly says to me, “ I don’t think my generation sucks, I think we feel like things are hopeless.” What a view point to have.
So talking with my 21 year old and she calmly says to me, “ I don’t think my generation sucks, I think we feel like things are hopeless.” What a view point to have.
And this is exactly why all the "adults in the room" pissed me off beyond description. You stupid a-holes...crushing young people, so myopic and self-centered as to be unable to see the destruction your cooperation with this crime will bring them...specifically.
All of the dopes who thought this was a good idea, this is what you have aided and abetted. This...this beautiful young soul looking out at the world and asking, "WITA?"
Take your anger and use it to find a way to encourage young people. I am 70 years old and co-teach tenth grade girls at my church. I struggle with thinking that they don't want me around because I'm so old, but I think God led me to do this because of my burden for them and what they face. You can make a difference. Take care.
When I was a young teenager, the pastor's very elderly mother came and taught a lesson or two of our Sunday school when the regular teacher was out. I remember those lessons when I've forgotten nearly every other Sunday school lesson I had. Those two Sundays stuck with me because she answered questions I had and said things that struck me as very profound.
Aww, you brought tears to my eyes. Now that I think about it, the one Sunday School teacher I remember was when I was quite young and she was elderly. I firmly believe she had a part in my profession of faith later in life.
I'm sorry, Fred. WITA means "What in the actual..." Its more common usage is WITAF...and I'll let you guess what the "F" stands for. It's a way of emphasizing the question, What the hell is going on or similar. It's that question's more p-off "cousin."
WTF where F stands for the big word you aren't supposed to say or else you get your mouth washed out with soap, LOL. Also WTH (same deal with the H, word lol). You can also say What in the Blue Blazes.. but then you are pretty old if you say that, ROFL.
Went to a fundraiser where a 24 year was the main guest speaker and he shared many
Gen Z facts like the one your daughter shared - living in a hopeless age, constantly barraged with images and articles on social media that they spend at least 10 hours a day viewing. We need to let them know we are there for them and they can get through this - they are our hope for a better future!
But what about past generations of war parents, or the drug and sex generation, or everytime the dems are in poweror is it worse when the Repubs act like De'masses? Made us not want kids or get married or go on... But God. Every generation has a test who to trust.
Totally agree. Personally I think my parents generation (70)s was easier to control. They trust the news much easier. Who knows. That’s my opinion and experience.
Maybe... if you are referring to Gen X.... but as a boomer” our productive years beginning in the seventies with college and careers, my government opinion was formulated literally in 1970. I was at Kent State on May 4, 1970... when the peaceful student gathering more than the reported so called organized protests were dealt with by Ohio Gov James A Rhodes, par equal to the Pelosi, Pence, Schumer, AOC rabid indictments of January 6...
Perhaps too young to grasp the gist of “Woodstock....We’re not going to buy your corporate drone mentality, rather just cut loose”, we were a generation with a national objection to Viet Nam, no where near the government obey authority drones our WW2 parents were. We were early years “hippee” a reckless abandonment of all rules, “boomers made love not war” .... we ~were~ counter culture, rejecting authority... far from “easier to control.” After May 4th, 1970... >zero< trust in government... first among my circle of friends and family to recognize government corruption... JFK, 9/11, weapons of mass destruction, .... stopping a presidential vote count at 7:30 pm!!!!!
I was born September 1946; original crop of baby boomer. I was very traditional (still am for the most part), & would never have protested Re: Vietnam. I would (& won’t) ever take drugs. Appalled that Bill Clinton protested our government & Vietnam policy in England (treason to do so on foreign soil. My friends & I were good teens, obeyed our elders & authorities. We’re respectful.
I remember the day Kennedy was shot; heard talk in hallways, then awful announcement over intercom which also dismissed the rest of our school day.
Driving myself home I was terrified - wanted my momma. We trusted our government & government officials. Our state & local too.
When you think of all the fresh young adults who were idled right when they should have been embarking on careers, marriage, children... life - who wouldn't be depressed. BUT it is our job (we the older folks with a few more notches on our belts) to bolster them and help them relaunch with extra vigor. Help them discover how to reboot because they need that skill now and certainly as life continues. Life is not hopeless. If you let them live with that thought, count it as failure. If you help them dig out, everyone wins (except the dark empowered).
Part of life is learning to navigate the bumps as soon as humanly possible. Wisdom helps. We need to share that wisdom and the sense of possibility that can come from it.
Totally agree. She has her own biz while going to college. She teaches swim lessons in Gainesville. She’s an amazing young lady. But all her friends are jabbed😢
That’s awesome!!!! My daughter is 21 at Santa Fe. She was doing Air Force rotc and is still a part of the billy Mitchell team. Her name is shae vervisch.
Ok! My daughter is Reese and is obsessed with aviation. And I love your daughters name...that's mine too 😍 Are you in Gainesville? My email is seay.stanford@gmail.com
Lol. What are the chances??? We live about an hour west. Too many people for me. Lol. I’ll reach out when I talk to my daughter. Thanks for the info!! I hope they reach out to eachother!!!
She does sound terrific. High five to y'all avoiding her getting jabbed while in college. I hope more and more ppl her age wake up to what has been done. Then there will be more ppl for her to socialize with.
Yesterday I was out to lunch with friends and one of us could not stop answering and reading texts. Finally, someone who I wish was me said "shall we invite your text friend to lunch? We haven't ordered yet. They must be quite the interesting conversationalist".
Have you noticed people are walking around with their hand in the shape of their phone as if looking at it even with no phone in hand?
Turn her onto www.turningpointusa.com. Charlie Kirk is amazing! He travels the country to different colleges and despite the usual protesters, he is hopeful and inspired by the many who do show up and listen, and ask great questions. Have your daughter check out the site to find out where he’ll be next. Candace Owens (Blexit), another wonderful millennial, recently joined turning point, which is so exciting. Charlie has a podcast too (the Charlie Kirk show).
That is an excellent idea! TPUSA is joining with churches to talk about how people of faith can get out there and make real, concrete change in our nation. They did a thing a couple nights ago with Prager.
Speaking of Prager, when you watch his fireside chats it really leaves you with a feeling of hope for the next gen. They write in with questions for him and he answers them as he sits by the fireside with his dog.
She will find her thing Christy. Keep encouraging her. There are benefits to getting out and taking chances in life. Being cloistered is not vibrant self actualized living. For kids or oldish farts like me.
Ha, who is "we"? You want to think it's hopeless, then it is. Your choice. When the focus gets too narrow I tell the kids to go stick their head in a book about the Thirty Years War. If they can stand it.
Unfortunately it isn’t just young people who feel that way. That’s why Yeshua (Jesus) asked the question: “When I return, will I find faith?”.........I’m asking the same question.
Maybe because the noise of everything 24/7 around us is so conflicting, devisive, chaotic, confusing, scary, etc..we are like a banana republic..For us boomers we have a moral foundation from our youth. Integrity and honesty were important virtues and God and faith were our anchor. That isnt the case for the younger generations. Example:
Now Trump is saying that he is going to probably be arrested (hush money to stormy Daniels before campaign). This is what I think: yes, it has been more or less established that he gave it to her. God only knows how many have been offered the same by Clintons and others. Be that as it may, she came out and announced it to bring him down. I think that she was probably paid a ton more by some evil demon crat entity to do that.
The corruption, the money love to betray others or even ones family (a certain Prince comes to mind) is utterly revolting these days. I think that famous people have probably also been bought (or threatened)to not speak about their vaccine injuries as well.
So talking with my 21 year old and she calmly says to me, “ I don’t think my generation sucks, I think we feel like things are hopeless.” What a view point to have.
And this is exactly why all the "adults in the room" pissed me off beyond description. You stupid a-holes...crushing young people, so myopic and self-centered as to be unable to see the destruction your cooperation with this crime will bring them...specifically.
All of the dopes who thought this was a good idea, this is what you have aided and abetted. This...this beautiful young soul looking out at the world and asking, "WITA?"
Take your anger and use it to find a way to encourage young people. I am 70 years old and co-teach tenth grade girls at my church. I struggle with thinking that they don't want me around because I'm so old, but I think God led me to do this because of my burden for them and what they face. You can make a difference. Take care.
Believe me, they may not seem to value you now, but you will be their core stabilizing memory in the future. God bless you abundantly.
Thank you for the encouragement.
I also feel that I'm here to share what I can. People are going to need to look within and find their individual strength for what is coming.
When I was a young teenager, the pastor's very elderly mother came and taught a lesson or two of our Sunday school when the regular teacher was out. I remember those lessons when I've forgotten nearly every other Sunday school lesson I had. Those two Sundays stuck with me because she answered questions I had and said things that struck me as very profound.
Aww, you brought tears to my eyes. Now that I think about it, the one Sunday School teacher I remember was when I was quite young and she was elderly. I firmly believe she had a part in my profession of faith later in life.
God bless you, Anne, for using your time to teach young girls. They need people who really care and take an interest in them at that age!
OK, I admit I'm much older than I feel. But the acronyms drive me crazy.
What does WITA stand for? A websearch revealed onl "War is the answer"
I'm sorry, Fred. WITA means "What in the actual..." Its more common usage is WITAF...and I'll let you guess what the "F" stands for. It's a way of emphasizing the question, What the hell is going on or similar. It's that question's more p-off "cousin."
TY. (See what I did there?)
No, really, thanks for the response.
I did see what you did there. LOL. You're welcome!
Thanks for the explanation. As the kids say, “Mom, you are not up with the lingo!” 🤪
My son tells me I'm dial-up in a 5G world.
WTF where F stands for the big word you aren't supposed to say or else you get your mouth washed out with soap, LOL. Also WTH (same deal with the H, word lol). You can also say What in the Blue Blazes.. but then you are pretty old if you say that, ROFL.
Thanks for asking Fred; I didn’t know what it meant either.
The more common alternative is "WTF". There, FIFY!
Hear, hear!!!!!
Totally agree
Went to a fundraiser where a 24 year was the main guest speaker and he shared many
Gen Z facts like the one your daughter shared - living in a hopeless age, constantly barraged with images and articles on social media that they spend at least 10 hours a day viewing. We need to let them know we are there for them and they can get through this - they are our hope for a better future!
But what about past generations of war parents, or the drug and sex generation, or everytime the dems are in poweror is it worse when the Repubs act like De'masses? Made us not want kids or get married or go on... But God. Every generation has a test who to trust.
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Ha. 😛 Thanks. Tried to fix as much as i could remember based on my bad spelling clues. Swype. No personal editor. 😝🤭
Exactly!
Bingo, exactly how the evil corrupt elites want you to feel!! A hopeless generation is easy to control.
Totally agree. Personally I think my parents generation (70)s was easier to control. They trust the news much easier. Who knows. That’s my opinion and experience.
Maybe... if you are referring to Gen X.... but as a boomer” our productive years beginning in the seventies with college and careers, my government opinion was formulated literally in 1970. I was at Kent State on May 4, 1970... when the peaceful student gathering more than the reported so called organized protests were dealt with by Ohio Gov James A Rhodes, par equal to the Pelosi, Pence, Schumer, AOC rabid indictments of January 6...
Perhaps too young to grasp the gist of “Woodstock....We’re not going to buy your corporate drone mentality, rather just cut loose”, we were a generation with a national objection to Viet Nam, no where near the government obey authority drones our WW2 parents were. We were early years “hippee” a reckless abandonment of all rules, “boomers made love not war” .... we ~were~ counter culture, rejecting authority... far from “easier to control.” After May 4th, 1970... >zero< trust in government... first among my circle of friends and family to recognize government corruption... JFK, 9/11, weapons of mass destruction, .... stopping a presidential vote count at 7:30 pm!!!!!
I was born September 1946; original crop of baby boomer. I was very traditional (still am for the most part), & would never have protested Re: Vietnam. I would (& won’t) ever take drugs. Appalled that Bill Clinton protested our government & Vietnam policy in England (treason to do so on foreign soil. My friends & I were good teens, obeyed our elders & authorities. We’re respectful.
I remember the day Kennedy was shot; heard talk in hallways, then awful announcement over intercom which also dismissed the rest of our school day.
Driving myself home I was terrified - wanted my momma. We trusted our government & government officials. Our state & local too.
Today?
I question everything!
This is why we need to show them where true hope comes from. But I understand. I struggle with feeling hope filled too.
When you think of all the fresh young adults who were idled right when they should have been embarking on careers, marriage, children... life - who wouldn't be depressed. BUT it is our job (we the older folks with a few more notches on our belts) to bolster them and help them relaunch with extra vigor. Help them discover how to reboot because they need that skill now and certainly as life continues. Life is not hopeless. If you let them live with that thought, count it as failure. If you help them dig out, everyone wins (except the dark empowered).
Part of life is learning to navigate the bumps as soon as humanly possible. Wisdom helps. We need to share that wisdom and the sense of possibility that can come from it.
Totally agree. She has her own biz while going to college. She teaches swim lessons in Gainesville. She’s an amazing young lady. But all her friends are jabbed😢
All friends jabbed is what makes it harder. Maybe you can introduce her to a young person who is not. There is strength in numbers!!!!!
It’s hard when they are in college. Especially in Gainesville. And she was ROTC and got out bc of the jab, while her friends stayed in.
Your daughter sounds like an amazing young woman -- a woman of character. Yea you, Christy.
Thank you. She truly is, just a little biased. Lol
My daughter is 19, at UF, not jabbed and loved ROTC as well. She was in CAP as well. We should have them exchange IG handles.
That’s awesome!!!! My daughter is 21 at Santa Fe. She was doing Air Force rotc and is still a part of the billy Mitchell team. Her name is shae vervisch.
Ok! My daughter is Reese and is obsessed with aviation. And I love your daughters name...that's mine too 😍 Are you in Gainesville? My email is seay.stanford@gmail.com
Lol. What are the chances??? We live about an hour west. Too many people for me. Lol. I’ll reach out when I talk to my daughter. Thanks for the info!! I hope they reach out to eachother!!!
She does sound terrific. High five to y'all avoiding her getting jabbed while in college. I hope more and more ppl her age wake up to what has been done. Then there will be more ppl for her to socialize with.
So true Raptor.
Exactly!
Yesterday I was out to lunch with friends and one of us could not stop answering and reading texts. Finally, someone who I wish was me said "shall we invite your text friend to lunch? We haven't ordered yet. They must be quite the interesting conversationalist".
Have you noticed people are walking around with their hand in the shape of their phone as if looking at it even with no phone in hand?
What a great response! I’ll have to remember that one.
They carry the smartphone around everywhere like it is a medical support device.
This is why I refuse to give my kid one until she is 16. I hope to make it to 18 but at least 16.
Give your kid a non smart phone. They can have it for emergencies, but texting is annoyingly difficult and there is no selfie taking.
she would hate me more
Haha. You must be doing something right.
https://carleyk.com/disconnect/back-to-basics-wisephone-is-perfect-for-digital-minimalists/
A phone that is just "smart enough" to text and take photos ... but not stream video nor TikTok-type social media.
You can purchase a flip phone just for emergencies.
eh. she can use a friends. lol
Turn her onto www.turningpointusa.com. Charlie Kirk is amazing! He travels the country to different colleges and despite the usual protesters, he is hopeful and inspired by the many who do show up and listen, and ask great questions. Have your daughter check out the site to find out where he’ll be next. Candace Owens (Blexit), another wonderful millennial, recently joined turning point, which is so exciting. Charlie has a podcast too (the Charlie Kirk show).
That is an excellent idea! TPUSA is joining with churches to talk about how people of faith can get out there and make real, concrete change in our nation. They did a thing a couple nights ago with Prager.
Speaking of Prager, when you watch his fireside chats it really leaves you with a feeling of hope for the next gen. They write in with questions for him and he answers them as he sits by the fireside with his dog.
And Candace is brilliant! She is very hope inspiring!
I have but she doesn’t wanna get involved in politics. I’ve tried. Lol. She prob will eventually
She will find her thing Christy. Keep encouraging her. There are benefits to getting out and taking chances in life. Being cloistered is not vibrant self actualized living. For kids or oldish farts like me.
Thanks!!!! We travel a lot and she comes with us when she can
This makes me angry and sad. May the evil ones who caused this fall into their own traps!
There, now my comment actually makes sense. 😜
🙏🙏🙏
This is also why there is so much suicide.
Absolutely, Lisa.
😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏
Ha, who is "we"? You want to think it's hopeless, then it is. Your choice. When the focus gets too narrow I tell the kids to go stick their head in a book about the Thirty Years War. If they can stand it.
😉
Unfortunately it isn’t just young people who feel that way. That’s why Yeshua (Jesus) asked the question: “When I return, will I find faith?”.........I’m asking the same question.
My kids say the same thing Christy
I think they are the first generation that feels that way maybe. I know I didn’t feel that way and I’m 50.
I’m 60 and didn’t feel that way , it’s so sad.
Maybe because the noise of everything 24/7 around us is so conflicting, devisive, chaotic, confusing, scary, etc..we are like a banana republic..For us boomers we have a moral foundation from our youth. Integrity and honesty were important virtues and God and faith were our anchor. That isnt the case for the younger generations. Example:
Now Trump is saying that he is going to probably be arrested (hush money to stormy Daniels before campaign). This is what I think: yes, it has been more or less established that he gave it to her. God only knows how many have been offered the same by Clintons and others. Be that as it may, she came out and announced it to bring him down. I think that she was probably paid a ton more by some evil demon crat entity to do that.
The corruption, the money love to betray others or even ones family (a certain Prince comes to mind) is utterly revolting these days. I think that famous people have probably also been bought (or threatened)to not speak about their vaccine injuries as well.
It is all so discouraging and repulsive.
Totally agree. Not one politician has gone to jail. Not one!!!
Truly!!