2. Elf On a Shelf. It is not cute it is creepy! They have a word for that and it is called peeping and is illegal in most states. And even more creepy then the whole concept of someone watching you is the actual ugly doll that accompanies the book.
3. Keep Calm and ... Now don't get me wrong I am all about the original WWII message of Keep Calm and Carry On, and the idea of persevering through tough times, but it is now popularized and twisted to fit so many different ideas and most of them stupid. It is so over used in crafts that I have to be a hater and say that it belittles the sacrifice and struggle of the British people during WWII.
4. Entitlement. Not the idea, the word. I am so sick and tired of people complaining about how entitled my generation feels. They throw around this new buzz word to diminish younger people who are brave enough to stand up and say something is wrong with the world. Now are there some people who are spoiled and idiotic? You bet. But reducing all of us to our lowliest stereotype is lazy and demeaning. Every generation feels they had it harder then the ones who come after them, "When I was a kid I walked ten miles to school, in the snow, uphill both ways." Everyone has their own trials, Heavenly Father has made sure of that, but while youth has the disadvantage of solving new problems, i.e. the digital age, they also have the advantage of learning from the past. I could do a whole series of posts about Occupy Wall Street and how I support the basic ideas behind it, but I won't because I try to keep my blog clear of politics. ( Mostly because I know that I am greatly separated on the political spectrum from most of my readers.) I just want everyone to think about the people you know in their 20's and 30's, those out in the mission field right now, and really ask yourselves if those people seem extraordinarily entitled to you.
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I spent like a bajillion hours on the internet yesterday, so I really should be doing something other than blog reading right now...but nah. I'm so glad you're still blogging! I seriously wish you would do that series on OWS because I'm very curious what other people I know think about it (of course, I understand why you don't want to). I have some strong opinions myself. I will say this though about the concept of entitlement: I unfortunately think this plagues most Americans, old-young, Boomers-millennials, etc. To me, we have some untenable and unsustainable situations going on and no one really wants to feel the hurt that it will take to change them. So when a Baby Boomer talks about the entitled younger generation, I sometimes ask (in as nice a way possible): Do you think Social Security is in good shape? Do you think that system works? Would you be willing to cut your SS check in half to help the system? Of course, they could argue, "Well, I paid in to the system all these years so it's not entitled." But hey, most of us younger people will have paid into a system that we know isn't going to end up solvent--I have for 14 years already--for many years too. Obviously, it's A LOT more complicated than just this one issue, but I have only encountered a handful of Boomers who have said, "Yeah, I'll cut my SS check for the greater good."
I don't really know your readership so maybe my comment will incense someone -- but hey, I don't know them so it's probably okay :)
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