“Kids today don’t want to work, everything has got to be easy.” said Jack to me a few months back and I hear this frequently from many but Jack elaborates further….
“Damn teachers don’t get anything across…and look at what they get paid for Chrissake….. waste of my tax dollars.”
Jacks two sloth like teenage sons may well be a product of mediocre schooling but I have no first hand observations of this. What I can observe though is two teenaged young men who have as yet never experienced mowing a lawn, washing the family sedan or helping an elderly neighbor.
I recently ran into Jack and the boys again at the entrance to a local retail giant on what was obviously an important fund raiser.
“Wanna donate to the team?” one of them mumbled limply urging the deservedly light bucket in my direction.
“Not on your life son.” was my reply which naturally earned me the disgusted one sided mouth droop.
Jack and the teams coach lounged at the nearby table so I stopped for a short chat and ultimately irritate with some of my thoughts on this very topic.
“Ya know Jack….if the boys were selling a product or a service I’d be all over this. Frankly it doesn’t look like they’re doing so well begging, perhaps their teacher didn’t show em the right way”
Jack is really pissed at me now and sincerely I’m sorry he is …..and to the two boys……
Sorry guys… I’m saving all my money for Girl Scout Cookies
