[ragdollie]

You also can't generalize an entire generation of people based on the actions of some. It doesn't really work that way.

Indeed there are exceptions to every rule. My conclusion is not just based on my own experience but what is seen generaly around here.

What is your experience. Do you have youngsters around you that go all out to care for seniors around them Do they keep in touch with them on a regular basis. Do they visit them, do they eat the dining table for example with their parent.............the list is endles.

Well, I'm nineteen, so I'm guessing I still classify as what you are referring to as a youngster. I eat dinner at the table with my family every night, I visit my grandparents as often as I can, and I help my mother apply her pain treatments and with work around the house. These are the things I have time to do. Going "all out" is a nice thought, but a lot of people just don't have the time. The world is busier than ever now, and people can't go out of their way to care for their seniors constantly unless they're disrupting their own life significantly. I also think another question could be raised, does someone who is older than you deserve your time and respect just based on the fact they're older than you? I've met a lot of people my age who avoid their parents and older family members because of how prejudiced they are. As I mentioned before, times have changed, but I see a lot of people from older generations haven't been willing to change too. It creates a disconnect with the young people around them. Maybe the effort put in to caring should be something that goes both ways.

[bestwriter]

I eat dinner at the table with my family every night, I visit my grandparents as often as I can, and I help my mother apply her pain treatments and with work around the house. These are the things I have time to do

Good to know you are one of those who believes in I could say returning what you got from your parents. When you say these days there is lack of time I think one has to make time And this thing about having reasons to distance themselves from the elders that I do not think happens often and those I could say are exceptions. Most of the time I think it is the ambitions that take all their time having no time for others.

It is a kind of therapy when there is interaction between the elders and the youngsters around them when the interaction is initiated by the youngsters that makes the elders feel they are wanted.

[monster_masterpiece]

Good to know you are one of those who believes in I could say returning what you got from your parents. When you say these days there is lack of time I think one has to make time And this thing about having reasons to distance themselves from the elders that I do not think happens often and those I could say are exceptions. Most of the time I think it is the ambitions that take all their time having no time for others.

It is a kind of therapy when there is interaction between the elders and the youngsters around them when the interaction is initiated by the youngsters that makes the elders feel they are wanted.

For people that still educate for many years at university, they need to work a lot to return what parents have spent on their university studies. At least, you may provide good services to people with your work, so they thank your parents because you are honnest or good sign is to not forget them and remember them every time with gifts or help if needed.

[cmoneyspinner]

@Jem Smith This niece of mine calls me to attend a function and was never in my life for years. That is how I see today's generation. For them "Be bygones be bygones" mean just forget what seniors have done for them and move on. You are fortunate that they all care for you, love you and are in your life. Are you a senior too?

I don't know if things have changed but in Cuban culture, they treated their elderly as precious. If you say “mi vieja” it translates to “my old lady”. In English “my old lady” is not exactly a compliment. But in Spanish, it's a term of endearment.

I had a job as a teller and most of the tellers were young women who were Cuban. The supervisor was also Cuban but she was a older woman, close to retirement age. The Cuban tellers would always greet her warmly and respectfully and call her “mi vieja”.

[bestwriter]

The Cuban tellers would always greet her warmly and respectfully and call her “mi vieja”.

That is how the elderly need to be treated.