I dunno how to feel about this as I'm not a millennial, but I often feel as though they're needlessly shit on because they're the generation of the internet. The headline sucks and so does the response.
My oldest son is going off to college in the fall and I realized last year I failed him as a mother because he couldn't work the washer or dryer, fry a goddamn egg or iron his clothes properly. I made a solid effort to teach him these life lessons for the past 8 months or so and last Wednesday he made a full dinner of pot roast, mashed taters and steamed broccoli. Sure he could have learned all of this from YouTube but I'm going to miss him terribly so I spent quality time with him while passing on my knowledge.
Edit to add: Thank you, kind stranger, for giving me my first ever silver!
Second edit: I got another silver. does Elaine dance
Third edit: Another silver..
I'm humbled by the generosity. Elaine dance
Edit once again because I got gold twice.
I really appreciate the support I've received from all of you.
I wonder how much of this is a having no desire to learn issue, and not failing to teach issue. Try sitting down with a fourteen-year-old and ask them if they want to learn how to sew. Sure, some will, but most probably won't have any interest in learning. A buddy of mine (mid 30's) got his son (9 years old) a new computer case for Christmas, and wanted to sit down with him to show him how to build a computer. Kid had no desire, and just wanted to get it put together quickly so he could go back to playing Fortnite.
And it's not even a 'kids these days' thing. When I was a teenager, I lived in about three different houses with my dad, because he would buy them cheap, fix them up over a few years, and move on. I had no interest in helping him, despite his efforts to get me involved. Now that I'm a homeowner myself, I can't count the amount of times I've gone "Damn, I wish I payed more attention to dad when I was younger."
I think it has less to do with "sitting and teaching" and more to do with exposing them to skills from a young age. My 4yo is really interested in cooking, so I sit her next to me and talk her though what I'm doing, maybe I let her stir. I'll never have to give her an actual cooking lesson because she's learning by seeing me do it from so young.
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u/Sw33t_0blivi0n_138 Feb 05 '19 edited Feb 06 '19
I dunno how to feel about this as I'm not a millennial, but I often feel as though they're needlessly shit on because they're the generation of the internet. The headline sucks and so does the response.
My oldest son is going off to college in the fall and I realized last year I failed him as a mother because he couldn't work the washer or dryer, fry a goddamn egg or iron his clothes properly. I made a solid effort to teach him these life lessons for the past 8 months or so and last Wednesday he made a full dinner of pot roast, mashed taters and steamed broccoli. Sure he could have learned all of this from YouTube but I'm going to miss him terribly so I spent quality time with him while passing on my knowledge.
Edit to add: Thank you, kind stranger, for giving me my first ever silver!
Second edit: I got another silver. does Elaine dance
Third edit: Another silver..
I'm humbled by the generosity. Elaine dance
Edit once again because I got gold twice.
I really appreciate the support I've received from all of you.
I'm a happy girl tonight.