It does however, have everything to do with the pussification of our society.
Just had this exact conversation this morning with my parents after some cousinly ribbing last night turned into a 10:30 FACEBOOK MESSAGE from my aunt saying how disappointed she was in me and that her children are special and incredible people and how much respect she had lost for me. :wow2:
She also threatened to talk to my mother about how I was raised and what is appropriate. I'm 27 years old....
Unfortunately, this is now all too common of an occurance.
I have been working as a college lacrosse coach and recruiter for the last three years, and we have received phone calls from parents about something we did or said on the practice field. Or that little Johnny isn't getting the playing time they deserve. Why does he "deserve" anything? We make our guys EARN PT and EARN our respect, something that they have never had to do before in their lives. They don't know how to lose, or sit on the bench, because everyone plays and everyone gets a trophy.
The worst part is, the majority of these conversations have come after some big wins for our program.
This generation of young teens are a bunch of bona-fide pussies. They don't know how to deal with loss, conflict, or how to work for their benefits, because it was always given to them. They don't know how to approach conflict with adults because they have the power of a computer and internet to send an email (or FB message) and it's all handled without any face-to-face interaction. Or by their parents.
I have dozens of stories from my time working in my local high school and from coaching.
It's pathetic. It's sickening. And it's sad. The words "NO" and "work" have escaped from this generation's vocabulary.
I was spanked, told no, and when I got a bad grade, it was my fault. And I'm not "mentally scarred" from my parents raising me this way.
