[Brillopad]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/576242...t-rant-tumblr/

When will these youngsters get it through their heads that few people have things handed on a plate. All generations struggle. But this latest fad of blaming previous generations does seem to suggest a refusal by some of the millenial generation to take responsibility for their life choices and instead pass the buck. Are they the generation that have had too much too soon and now expect it all without waiting and saving? Do parents need a rethink?

The comments section made an interesting read.

[MB.]

...this is the same paper that just yesterday called millennials "snowflakes" for correctly understanding the plot of the novel Frankenstein

[Smithy]

Someone has actually been paid to write an article about a ****ing tumblr post jfc

[smudgie]

Never handed anything on a plate in my life, however my two kids will be inheriting loadsa money when we pop our clogs.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Never handed anything on a plate in my life, however my two kids will be inheriting loadsa money when we pop our clogs.

I’m sure you have taught them well Smudgie and they keep up the good work.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I’m sure you have taught them well Smudgie and they keep up the good work.

not too sure about that Brillo..we might just have to blow it all on ourselves to save them from wasting it.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by smudgie

not too sure about that Brillo..we might just have to blow it all on ourselves to save them from wasting it.

Sounds good to me.

[Oliver_W]

Tumblr is full of stuff like this, and it contains garbage like there being more than two genders and which has blogs giving anorexics methods to avoid eating without getting caught; who cares about some kid who's not making anything of his life venting on the net?

I doubt anyone has a high opinion of The Sun, but it's embarrassing even for them they wrote an article about a blog post which even the writer will probably cringe at in a couple of years.

[Beso]

One thing i always remember from childhood is my mum and dad getting up each morning for work...my dad making the 4 of us xmas presents...and the joy i felt when i found my orange i got every year at the bottom of my xmas sock.....

Kids nowadays have far far too much to moan about...

[Oliver_W]

“We’re only 25, we didn’t get in to the war in 2001 (we were 11 years old)

Maybe his failures are due to his mathematical skills?

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Maybe his failures are due to his mathematical skills?

The post in question dates back to 2015, so really we should be asking why on earth The Sun are using a three-year old Tumblr post to advance their agenda

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by MB.

The post in question dates back to 2015, so really we should be asking why on earth The Sun are using a three-year old Tumblr post to advance their agenda

I'm a little relieved haha, and I hope the blogger is in a better place now!

[MB.]

I can't find the original post (convenient that The Sun doesn't provide any links or screenshots, eh?), but here it is reblogged in October 2015:

http://aevynne.tumblr.com/post/13129...our-generation

[DemolitionRed]

I was paid by the state to go to uni. My kids are having to pay substantial amounts.
My first apartment cost me an affordable Ł45K. If one of my kids wanted to buy that apartment today it would cost the Ł350k
As a kid I had the pleasure of being to play outside. Now roads are too busy and parents too afraid to let them out of their site.
I will be able to get a state pension when I'm 66-67. My children will never get a state pension.
I worked hard when I was young which allowed me to play hard. My kids will have so much debt that they will never afford that same luxury.
As a child and teenager I never heard of food banks. My kids know various families who have to use them.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I was paid by the state to go to uni. My kids are having to pay substantial amounts.
My first apartment cost me an affordable Ł45K. If one of my kids wanted to buy that apartment today it would cost the Ł350k
As a kid I had the pleasure of being to play outside. Now roads are too busy and parents too afraid to let them out of their site.
I will be able to get a state pension when I'm 66-67. My children will never get a state pension.
I worked hard when I was young which allowed me to play hard. My kids will have so much debt that they will never afford that same luxury.
As a child and teenager I never heard of food banks. My kids know various families who have to use them.

Move to the scottish borders..lifes grand compared to this south east cesspit.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by James

I think life is better now than it was.

He’s not saying life is worse now, he’s saying how much more difficult it is to even live now bc of examples in the post below

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I was paid by the state to go to uni. My kids are having to pay substantial amounts.
My first apartment cost me an affordable Ł45K. If one of my kids wanted to buy that apartment today it would cost the Ł350k
As a kid I had the pleasure of being to play outside. Now roads are too busy and parents too afraid to let them out of their site.
I will be able to get a state pension when I'm 66-67. My children will never get a state pension.
I worked hard when I was young which allowed me to play hard. My kids will have so much debt that they will never afford that same luxury.
As a child and teenager I never heard of food banks. My kids know various families who have to use them.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Smithy

He’s not saying life is worse now, he’s saying how much more difficult it is to even live now bc of examples in the post below

It was difficult to live when I was young too, but I didn't moan endlessly about it. The majority of young people have always been the worst off financially, it's par for the course. I accepted that I would have to work long hard hours and build for the future. I was in my mid 40's before I was comfortably off. There have been financial hardships in every generation - to a greater or lesser degree - but young people now seem to think that life is static and because they see things as tough now that they will never get any better.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I was paid by the state to go to uni. My kids are having to pay substantial amounts.
My first apartment cost me an affordable Ł45K. If one of my kids wanted to buy that apartment today it would cost the Ł350k
As a kid I had the pleasure of being to play outside. Now roads are too busy and parents too afraid to let them out of their site.
I will be able to get a state pension when I'm 66-67. My children will never get a state pension.
I worked hard when I was young which allowed me to play hard. My kids will have so much debt that they will never afford that same luxury.
As a child and teenager I never heard of food banks. My kids know various families who have to use them.

yeah you never see students or people in their 20's partying...or going on holiday or stuff

[kirklancaster]

My son has worked in part-time jobs all through his Senior school and has racked up over Ł20K in 'Student Loans' thus far studying for his Law degree.

He still works part-time now and is saving hard at the same time while his friends are out partying, in a few years, when the hard studying and sacrifices which he has invested in on behalf of his future pay off by giving him a decent lifestyle, he will no doubt, be 'a lucky b*****d' to some.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

My son has worked in part-time jobs all through his Senior school and has racked up over Ł20K in 'Student Loans' thus far studying for his Law degree.

He still works part-time now and is saving hard at the same time while his friends are out partying, in a few years, when the hard studying and sacrifices which he has invested in on behalf of his future pay off by giving him a decent lifestyle, he will no doubt, be 'a lucky b*****d' to some.

Very true Kirk!

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Cherie

yeah you never see students or people in their 20's partying...or going on holiday or stuff

I get what DemolitionRed is saying, his family will not be able to live out actual lives very often, it will mainly just be work, work, and more work.

[James]

I think life is better now than it was.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by James

I think life is better now than it was.

James, its a hassle for me to pm etc on my phone...can you change my name to parmy please...its what i get called on the forum anyway...kinda softens me a bit.

[jet]

Originally Posted by James

I think life is better now than it was.

I agree.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by James

I think life is better now than it was.

I have to agree.
There is hardship now, but there always was and probably always will be.