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WookieMan says

I think younger people are lazy though today. I struggle with my own kids. It pisses me off.

A lot of this has to do with society as a whole imo. People don't heat with wood any more so no stacking and cutting wood as chores. Fewer kids grow up with yards to mow. HOAs provide "maintenance free" amenities. A kids biggest chore is taking out the trash, cleaning their room etc. Here's something you may not know either...foreign work programs. My HOA only hires foreign lifeguards for the summer. Years ago, I was in Myrtle Beach and ate at a friend's restaurant. She told me all of the wait staff there were foreign exchange. This is quite fucked up. I'm not pooh poohing. No matter a person's situation, you've got to overcome. But, let's be honest, shit is fucked up for some generations. They're being thrown under the bus. Hell, my own father gives my nephews "advice" about buying a large tract of land. The oldest is 21 and works at a damn kennel. There are opportunities though. A cousin and her husband stopped by a couple weeks ago. Her husband told my 18 year old nephew that if he went to community College and got an associates degree in automation technology(?) he could get a job immediately paying between $65k - $70k per year. Shockingly, he said he wasn't interested. He works at Walmart. Some people though, right?