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by: rocket Active Indicator LED Icon 3 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 6:54pm  
I was speaking with a good friend of mine and we had the most hilarious conversation.  His kids were out for SB and were disappointed they didn't "go anywhere".  He asked me what happened to the good old days when spring break simply meant a break from school?  You went outside and played with your friends or perhaps got to sleep in a little later.  He asked when did kids EXPECT to go to Disney World or Aspen?  He said all week the faces were sad and long.  I told him that not every household has a couple thousand dollars to drop on a SB vacation.  Besides he had a point.  I too do not remember trying to pressure my parents to spend an ungodly sum of money taking us out of town.  Further we dared not tell my mom we were bored.  SB would quickly turn to spring cleaning as she would find something for us to do.Lastly I told him it could be worse.  For the Summer they might be expecting Cancun! 4951
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bubbleyes72 Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 7:01pm  
I can only guess the kids discuss with one another all they have planned, and his kids may feel like they too should be doing something. Perhaps going to the Hamptons like most kids do on SB or the summer. 4951
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rocket Active Indicator LED Icon 3 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 7:03pm  
I can only guess the kids discuss with one another all they have planned, and his kids may feel like they too should be doing something. Perhaps going to the Hamptons like most kids do on SB or the summer.
 
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 7:04pm  
Yeah, it has gotten absurd.  I'm old enough that we didn't even have a week off in the spring!  Bunch of whining brats!  Emoticon 4951
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bubbleyes72 Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 7:06pm  
Yeah, it has gotten absurd.  I'm old enough that we didn't even have a week off in the spring!  Bunch of whining brats!  Emoticon
 
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You know they're the future generation next in line to run the country, let's pray they won't whine as adults! 4951
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rocket Active Indicator LED Icon 3 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 7:07pm  

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>> Yeah, it has gotten absurd.  I'm old enough that we didn't even have a week off in the spring!  Bunch of whining brats!  Emoticon
 
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You know they're the future generation next in line to run the country, let's pray they won't whine as adults!
 
@bubbleyes72: Amen.  But I gotta tell you sometimes the thought of them running things scares me.
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 7:17pm  
This reminds me of when my daughter was in middle school.  One day, she got real serious and asked us "How long have we been poor?"  I asked her why she thought that. She had heard some of the kids talking about the fact that my daughter didn't have designer clothes and any of the latest trinkets the other girls had.  I reminded her of the house we live in, the many very nice vacations that we had gone on (and others being planned).  I then explained that we were trying to teach her and her brother responsibility and that they will never have everything they want.  We did not buy them designer clothes, the latest game console, every new little fad, and other things.  Yes,  I know that they felt their friends were getting a better deal at the time, but now they are both mature adults and understand the difference between want and need.  I'm very proud of them, and now they understand why we did what we did when they were young. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 14, '15 8:59pm  
I really want to compliment each of you that try to explain life to your children.
Many of our problems in the world today can be corrected if parents raise their children better.
Thank you all, 4951
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