Young People Today...

I often hear people talk about 'young people today' which made me think about the difference in the lives of these people and our lives....

Men/Boys who graduated from high school in 1968 were thinking they might need to go to college to keep from being drafted in to the Army. Some people joined the military. And believe it or not--- some people chose to get married when they graduated from high school or in the next few years...that seems so young now-doesn't it!
I personally was thinking about going to the U of A and enjoying myself....lasted a year-flunked out--went back to U of A in June of '71 and graduated in '74 What were you thinking when you graduated from high school?

It just seems that a lot of kids now take more time to get situated...work their first 'real' jobs and all that stuff. When we were getting 'situated' we had to have a down payment for a house--now you can borrow a down payment when you buy the house...(sometimes). We didn't worry so much about the car we drove--and I know that insurance was a lot cheaper...

Yes, times have changed--life is a lot more stressful...How can we decrease our stress levels?

• What good does worry do?
• What good does it do to criticize the government whenever the chance arises? Am I the only Pollyanna and that wants to work to be positive??? What good does the worry do???
• We are lucky..most of us have the love of our families, our friends, enough $$ to do what we need to do....
• Remind me again--- what good worrying does?
• Let's all voice our opinion--what will it take for us to 'calm down'?? and enjoy our lives...???

in 1976 (do you remember celebrating the Bicentennial) when I first worked in public schools i would come home, sit on the porch with my two neighbors--Linda and Kitty. We would sit on the porch till supper time, watch their children play, sometimes drink a daiquiri, and talk and laugh...where have those days gone?
When were you last at that stage?
Of relaxing with friends regularly?
Of really feeling relaxed?