"MEAlston" wrote in message
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I think it started after WW II..returning GI's seeking a blissful retreat
from their horrific experiences over Europe. Soon to follow was the
Korean
conflict...the Cuban Misslie Crisis, the British Invasion, Drugs,Sex &
RocknRoll, then the Kennedy assasination... the Vietnam era...IMHO..it
seems
that parents were dealing with a fear-factor of a government two-stepping
left and right on Capital Hill, -and parents wanted to spoil their
children
out of that fear. It's understandable in a sense.
I hope my rambling isn't found offensive.

But it wasn't that generation (baby boomers) that were spoilt rotten. I
lived in a middle class neighborhood and just about all us teens were
expected to get pt jobs and contribute to our support. It never occurred to
us that our parents should provide the expensive "in style" clothing, radios
or hi-fi's, TVs and phones for our rooms. Those luxuries we supplied for
ourselves. My mother told me later on that taught us the value of a dollar,
managing money and good work ethics. She was right as I've never been in
debt in my life.

In my room growing up, I had a transistor radio, my pellet rifle, a
barbell
set and a 10g w/airstones, a rocker and two dogs. I had my household
choirs
for allowance and every summer cutting yards for the neighbors.

Before the age of 15 I also had chores to do and was paid $5 a week to do
them. Ugh! :þ I despise housework to this day.

Wait..the
fish were spoiled too..best I can remember!! I think the tap water was
better back in the '60's as well. My local water, back then, was so pure
that it didn't require ANY treatment until it became law.

I always remember having to use something for chlorine in NYC and here in
TN.

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