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28 Things That People Should Keep Within Their Own Generation And Not Pass Down, As Shared In This Online Group
Be it in our early youth when we believed that we could run for president or just recently after viewing a touching vid on our social media feed – at some point, everyone has thought about how they'd love to change this big world for the better.
We all know this feeling, all high on motivation and ready to tackle any mountain – however, realistically speaking, you won't be able to “change” anything until others share a similar mentality.
That said, for it to work, people need to break those generational patterns that do us no good and inspire those who come after us to do things that’ll benefit our society.
“What’s something that needs to stop being passed down the generations?” – this netizen took to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities to ponder about the thing that society should avoid passing down to other generations. The post has managed to receive 25.5K upvotes and 15.7K comments, as well as an array of intriguing and sometimes wacky answers.
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Religion, I don't think religion should be forced upon your children, it should be a choice when they grow up.
Exactly what I've done with my kids. I was raised Catholic and had enough of THAT. My children are the first in my entire family tree not to be baptized.
The notion that "BOYS will be BOYS" and "Lil girls are Princesses."
The "I suffered through it, so you can suffer too" mentality.
The whole 'blood is thicker than water" idea. If people in your family suck, remove them from your lives. Just because you are related doesn't mean you have to put up with them. (This usually only applies for extended family mostly, but can still apply to immediate-family)
Making kids hug/kiss/snuggle relatives even if they don’t want to because “grandpa/grandma will have their feelings hurt if you don’t”. Shows kids that their own bodily autonomy is worth less than someone else’s feelings. Also gives them a messed up view of what consent is
And immediately put the kibosh on any relative who decides to force the issue and just grab them for a hug anyway. No f*****g way. We don’t do that s**t anymore. The word No means exactly what it says in the dictionary—-a negative response, answer, or decision—-in other words, a goddamned NO!, and not a yes in disguise. So respect their decision and back the f**k off. If the kid wants to hug you, they’ll let you know by asking you first.
The whole narrative that because someone is older they deserve blind respect and obedience
Bullllll waste. I respect the ones that respect me, i don't care your age, your Race, your gender, your religion, your sexual pregerences i don't give a flying f**k about any of those things, you respect me, i respect you
‘i was beat and i turned out fine’
no you clearly didn’t, because you’ve grown up thinking hitting little children is an acceptable form of discipline
The idea that a two party system works, and that politicians actually care about you.
As a child I had the brilliant thought that the least experienced, the least knowledgeable person should be made leader, I thought this was a hilarious idea. I have learnt better, see the picture above and realise why this is a bad idea.
Really depends on the character and leadership qualities of the person. Zelenskyy in Ukraine wasn’t a seasoned politician, in fact, he was a comedian (albeit one with a law degree, but I digress) who threw his hat in the ring as a joke because he didn’t think he’d ever be elected. But he was, and he turned out to be a natural born leader, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. He truly gives a s**t about his people and his country, and is doing everything he can to get Putin and his minions off his and his country’s back. The people of Ukraine gambled on the guy who wasn’t the same old same old career politician they usually got stuck with. This time, that gamble has paid off really well. The US, on the other hand, backed the ultimate wrong horse—-one with decades of very public and well documented dirty dealings and entitlement, which should have turned people off of him from the get-go. Initially he actually was considered a joke, then someone fed him the right words to say (stuff he would never have thought up himself, as we saw when he’d go off-script), to manipulate people into following him. We’re still suffering from the effects of all that now, though we’re doing our best to fix it. Too bad we didn’t have an American Zelenskyy to put on the ballot. We’d be sitting really pretty right now. No million deaths from COVID, no getting in bed with foreign dictators we should keep at a distance while still keeping an eye on, no embarrassment on the international stage, no trying to bribe or threaten another leader to get them to lie, no unauthorized people having access to things they should never be able to see, and no stealing sensitive documents to sell state secrets to the highest bidder! Need I say more?
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This one needs to be vastly upvoted. UK is experiencing a major cost of living crisis and one of the first actions our new Prime Minister (Liz Truss) is planning - remove the cap for banker bonuses. So while many families are very genuinely having to choose between eating or heating their home, the very wealthiest in society are about to get a damn sight wealthier. I was prepared to give her a chance but f**k you Liz.
As a brit the American political system is baffling to me. For such a huge country to basically have only 2 political parties seems insane. The uk has at least 6 main parties (that I can think of) that represent a wide range of political ideologies.
To be fair, we have two and a bit parties in England, three parties in Scotland, and various small collections of loonies. There are no serious third parties in England at the moment.
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But the 2 party system gives us the illusion of choice and keeps us fighting each other because as a society we are too stupid to understand that the government is the real enemy
The picture notwithstanding, these are not politicians. These are criminal Nazis.
Republicans are Red Democrats are Blue Neither one gives a sh*t about you.
There has to be a maximum no. of parties allowed too. In The Netherlands, there are so many political parties that I've lost count. And they spend so much time arguing with each other, I still wonder how they get anything done.
The only thing that works in politics is that those in power work for what they and their 'pals' can get out of the system.
Proud Green Party member over here!! The Dems and Republicans both suck, IMO
The cynical and self defeating belief that politicians NEVER "care about you" is just as foolish.
The idea that one generation is better/had it better than another. Every generation is vastly different and there will always be struggles.
Blanket statements never paint an accurate picture. Every generation has its good and its s**t, whether people, issues, trends, or zeitgeist. It’s just that we tend to put the c**p out of our minds and prefer to remember only the good. You know, rose-colored glasses and all that. We really shouldn’t do that, because the good old days really weren’t good for everyone—-in fact, they were only good for a tiny and very specific group of people. The rest of us got the s**t instead. If we put that kind of context on the past, and remembered it as it actually was, warts and all, instead of as some kind of enchanted—-and superior—-time, we wouldn’t have such animosity between generations.
**Expectations.**
We all have our own goals, desires and dreams.
We shouldn't be expected to:
- Carry a family business
- Marry a certain kind of person
- Attend a particular college
- Earn a specific amount of money
- Live in a certain neighbourhood
Don't let the opinions of older generations - family or not - dictate your life.
Ahhhh, this is when being the black sheep of the family comes in handy lol, my sister has a PHD, her husband is getting a Masters degree, my brother hás a Masters degree, my sister in law is a doctor, i'm a highschool drop out só my dear family ecpects nothing of me.
Yelling and slamming doors , cursing at your children and getting angry at them when you're teaching them things.
The “Stay in school, go university, Get a good job, get married & buy a house” mentality is very old school & it’s not easy as people think
Also the notion that you can't be successful without a degree. I've done really well for myself without one by learning a trade, and my husband doesn't even use his degree for his career.
Political affiliation. Think for yourself. Choose for yourself. Not because your parents, grandparents, etc. "have always voted for the ______ party."
Does that party, as they stand today, really represent your values? Will that politician who associates with that party actually vote the way you want them to?
In my area, there are several local politicians who run under the umbrella for a particular party because the vast majority of locals will ALWAYS vote for that party, so the election is effectively set by the primary.
Mental Illness
This is why I never had children. I have bipolar 1 disorder, just like my mom, my grandmother, my great-grandmother, my great-great grandmother... and at least 2 generations before that. Enough is enough.
At least in my family, the fancy wine glasses. No one ever uses them, everyone keeps them hidden in cupboards because they're too nice to use. They're not even sentimental, someone just picked them up one day and handed them around the family.
Being forced to spend time with distant relatives. It's ok not to be around those that live polar opposite lifestyles than you. I have relatives that will never know where I live and for good reason, yet family is always "you need to keep in touch...." The heck I do!
(ONCE AGAIN: if you have a GOOD and DECENT family, this is not for you) This Family Narrative that you HAVE to be around these Distant Relatives. No, you do not. You have Free Will of who you want in your life. No one has a right to make you do anything.
Making your child as your retirement fund.
A woman my wife worked with said, "who is going to take care of you when you get old?" That was her response to my wife saying she didn't want children. I guess that was only slightly better than, "don't you just want to try one?" Children don't owe parents anything. You did not choose to be born. Children are not free labor, servants, child care, or nursing home.
Names. Especially since credit reporting (US) is such a gamble. My husband, father, grandfather…all have mismatched credit information. I didn’t want my son to inherit his dads bad credit reports (better now, but still). I knew this from experience because my mom and I shared a first and last name and had the same address,etc.
Long story short, my husband’s family’s older generations ostracized my son and hated me for a long time.
I apologize for nothing. It was the right decision, and my son has their last name and not mine, and not even a hyphenated last name. Theirs. That’s more than enough respect to their legacy. My husband and I didn’t take the decision lightly, and I’m the only one catching hate for it anyway. Still no regrets.
Try tracing your family tree when everyone had a dozen or more kids and each family named one, sometimes two or more if they died young, after gt,gt, gt, gt grandpa!
Dangerous advice for pregnancies, babies, and young children.
Most common examples I have seen:
- castor oil for inducing labor
- blankets for sleeping babies (not swaddled)
- rice cereal in bottles (unless doctor advised)
- making your own formula
Survivor's bias is big on why this c**p still gets passed around despite plenty of research proving they aren't safe. A lot of women don't even bother doing any research or taking free classes their healthcare offers that goes over a lot of this!
And enough with the Old Wives Tales about pregnancy. I had severe heartburn and people kept saying the baby would be born with a full head of hair. Bald as an egg. Or that I was carrying low...having a boy. Carried 1 high, 1 low...both girls.
Baldness. Thanks gramps!
Edit: Glad to hear bald is sexy. Actually been buzzing mine since my early 20s and love it.
Listen, the first man I ever fell head over heels in love with was balding, a bit older than I was, and had the classic dad bod. But he was kind, gentle, intelligent, witty, and an all around class act—-AND he never felt the need to broadcast any of it for any kind of recognition (he didn’t have to). I was only 22, but to me he was the sexiest man alive, and I was crazy about him. He got a job thousands of miles away, I had my own life and career going, and we lost touch. But to this day, he is the model of a truly wonderful man I compared other men I considered dating to. If they didn’t measure up (and really, it ain’t that damned difficult to be a really good guy, but some never even try), I would break things off. The man I did eventually marry is also balding and has a dad bod, and is another wonderful man like my first love. I wouldn’t have married him if he wasn’t. So don’t obsess about thinning hair and concentrate on your intrinsic qualities instead. They are what will make you attractive, not your hairline.
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Unhealthy relationship with food AND with weight. Having a parent that is obsessed with their weight can mess with a child's idea of weight.
Unhealthy relationship with food AND with weight. Having a parent that is obsessed with their weight can mess with a child's idea of weight.
