Generational issue – actual as never! Check, please!!
“Go to the grocery. Tidy up your room, please. Next time I’ll just clear all this mess out! Put on your jacket, it’s cold there! Come before 10 p.m.”
Here we go. Our parents are not pleased with us again. Classic. But look at the newest reproaches, coming out with the era of technology: “Don’t chat the whole night long! Do sports, don’t be a coach potato! Go outside, look at the weather! You are again playing this trash video game instead of doing homework?”
The generational issue has always been there and it’s going to last forever, but why is it even more relevant now? The answer is on the surface – our parents and grandparents had never had such technological opportunities as we do. They don’t understand how our love relationship, friendship and even shopping can be in our phone or a laptop.
From the one hand, they are right. We started chilling at home more than hanging out with our friends. Why should I go somewhere if we already keep in touch? As a result we do sports less and prefer staying at home late, browsing the next interesting website. Our parents are puzzled and as a result they feel unappreciated. They don’t understand us and need a real communication.
On the other hand, we don’t usually waste our time on the internet. There are some situations, when technology is our best friend: when we study on online educational platform or use our online dictionary to look up new words, for example.
What are we to do with this misunderstanding? Well, we need to explain them what and why we use. But if we listen to them and talk to them constantly, they won’t feel neglected. It’s always about a compromise and a good talk.
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“Go to the grocery store. Tidy up your room, please. Next time I’ll just clear all this mess out! Put on your jacket, it’s cold out there! Come home before 10 p.m.”
Here we go again. Our parents are not pleased with us, again. Classic. But look at the newest reproaches, coming out with the era of technology: “Don’t chat the whole night long! Do sports, don’t be a coach potato! Go outside, look at the weather! You are again playing this trash video game instead of doing homework?”
The generational issue has always been there and it’s going to last forever, but why is it even more relevant now? The answer is on the surface – our parents and grandparents had never had such technological opportunities as we do. They don’t understand how our love relationship, friendship and even shopping can be in our phone or a laptop.
From the one hand, they are right. We started chilling at home more than hanging out with our friends. Why should I go somewhere if we already keep in touch? As a result we do sports less and prefer staying at home late, browsing the next interesting website. Our parents are puzzled and as a result they feel unappreciated. They don’t understand us and we need a real means of communication with them.
On the other hand, we don’t usually waste our time on the internet. There are some situations, when technology is our best friend: when we study on online educational platform or use our online dictionary to look up new words, for example.
What are we to do with this misunderstanding? Well, we need to explain to them what and why we use it. But if we listen to them and talk to them constantly, they won’t feel neglected. It’s always about a compromise and a good talk.
Here we go again. Our parents are not pleased with us, again. Classic. But look at the newest reproaches, coming out with the era of technology: “Don’t chat the whole night long! Do sports, don’t be a coach potato! Go outside, look at the weather! You are again playing this trash video game instead of doing homework?”
The generational issue has always been there and it’s going to last forever, but why is it even more relevant now? The answer is on the surface – our parents and grandparents had never had such technological opportunities as we do. They don’t understand how our love relationship, friendship and even shopping can be in our phone or a laptop.
From the one hand, they are right. We started chilling at home more than hanging out with our friends. Why should I go somewhere if we already keep in touch? As a result we do sports less and prefer staying at home late, browsing the next interesting website. Our parents are puzzled and as a result they feel unappreciated. They don’t understand us and we need a real means of communication with them.
On the other hand, we don’t usually waste our time on the internet. There are some situations, when technology is our best friend: when we study on online educational platform or use our online dictionary to look up new words, for example.
What are we to do with this misunderstanding? Well, we need to explain to them what and why we use it. But if we listen to them and talk to them constantly, they won’t feel neglected. It’s always about a compromise and a good talk.
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