Barbara J. Hamby

The Entitled Generation

I fear life will be very hard for many of the youngsters who are now in school or just graduating from college. These kids have had everything money could buy provided by overworked, overstressed parents. Some have traveled to places I’ve never been, had toys, including electronic gadgets, I’ve never even seen, and been hauled around to athletic events, dancing lessons, etc.

Suddenly they are required to compete for scarce jobs with people who’ve already been in the market and have experience. In addition, the latter group doesn’t have expectations that the world will provide for them, as the entitled folks do.

Today I swam outdoors in a cool pool while the indoor pool is closed for maintenance. It took me several hours to get warm again. The indoor pool won’t open again until Saturday. I hope we get warmer days with fewer cool breezes between now and then.