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<blockquote data-quote="JustTired" data-source="post: 441063" data-attributes="member: 10234"><p>Oh boy! You've struck a nerve with me, now.</p><p> </p><p>Just exactly when was it that we started losing those "traditional values"?</p><p> </p><p>As a kid growing up in the 50s-60s, I look back and think how great it was. Ours was a most likely lower middle-class family. We had a roof over our heads and didn't seem to lack for much. Of course, we didn't have the latest and greatest when it came to possessions, but I think over all we did alright. Did my parents have a credit card? I doubt it early on. This would change in time.</p><p> </p><p>Back then...eating at a restaraunt was a big deal and didn't happen that often. Most Sundays were spent at my grandparents with a big meal that to this day I miss most of all. If not the company....surely the food. After the meal, sitting on the front porch in the warm months watching the world go by seemed to be entertainment enough.</p><p> </p><p>We, as kids, had no problem finding things to do during the schooless summer months. And the only reason you would even think of staying inside was if you were sick. I could go on and on just talking about this.</p><p> </p><p>I guess my point is.......are we all better off today?</p><p> </p><p>While I'm no longer in the "rat race", I would think the majority are so far in debt and so swept up in what they think it means to be happy.....that it leaves little time for the simple things that families will remember long after it has happened.</p><p> </p><p>I think we need to step back several giant steps and reevaluate what's important and meaningful. It's not having the "latest and greatest" that will endure.....it's having the "nearest and dearest".</p><p> </p><p>Not working Christmas day would be a start, I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustTired, post: 441063, member: 10234"] Oh boy! You've struck a nerve with me, now. Just exactly when was it that we started losing those "traditional values"? As a kid growing up in the 50s-60s, I look back and think how great it was. Ours was a most likely lower middle-class family. We had a roof over our heads and didn't seem to lack for much. Of course, we didn't have the latest and greatest when it came to possessions, but I think over all we did alright. Did my parents have a credit card? I doubt it early on. This would change in time. Back then...eating at a restaraunt was a big deal and didn't happen that often. Most Sundays were spent at my grandparents with a big meal that to this day I miss most of all. If not the company....surely the food. After the meal, sitting on the front porch in the warm months watching the world go by seemed to be entertainment enough. We, as kids, had no problem finding things to do during the schooless summer months. And the only reason you would even think of staying inside was if you were sick. I could go on and on just talking about this. I guess my point is.......are we all better off today? While I'm no longer in the "rat race", I would think the majority are so far in debt and so swept up in what they think it means to be happy.....that it leaves little time for the simple things that families will remember long after it has happened. I think we need to step back several giant steps and reevaluate what's important and meaningful. It's not having the "latest and greatest" that will endure.....it's having the "nearest and dearest". Not working Christmas day would be a start, I guess. [/QUOTE]
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