Re: Re: grandkids/societal whiners

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] grandkids/societal whiners
• From: &* <g*@academicplanet.com>
• Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:20:22 -0600

Amen Verona - I love that!

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Verona Dunn
Sent: 3/25/2004 1:09:41 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT]  grandkids/societal whiners

> We had a saying, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."  Needs
> reviving, Verona
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] grandkids/societal whiners
> 
> 
> > > From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
> > > I have similar misgivings, Marge. But I've always thought it was
> > > because I grew up in the Great Depression, when the primary
> > instruction
> > > was "make do" not "buy now."
> > ----------
> >
> > Seems like 'Buy Now' is today's mantra for everyone.  You never hear
> > anything about 'making do' plus everything you buy today has a
> > built-in obsolescence and is about impossible to get fixed.  If it
> > could be fixed, there's nobody who knows how to do it or if there is,
> > it costs more to fix than buy new.  I guess that's what makes the
> > economy go 'round, but is sure is wasteful of all resources except
> > landfill.
> >
> > But, I have to agree with Melody.  If you give kids everything they
> > want as a matter of course, they have no concept of making do and
> > feel that they should have what they want by right.  Unless they
> > inherit vast sums or manage to snag a super job, most of the poor
> > little dears are going to have a large shock when they start having
> > to support themselves!
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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