I can see people who were adult in 1980 comparing Carter’s disreputable brother to Biden’s troubled son but there the comparison stops in my mind. As you said, US society is different now. Although there were single working mothers bringing up children back then, as was I, we didn’t have the pressure to buy kids expensive electronics. We…
I can see people who were adult in 1980 comparing Carter’s disreputable brother to Biden’s troubled son but there the comparison stops in my mind. As you said, US society is different now. Although there were single working mothers bringing up children back then, as was I, we didn’t have the pressure to buy kids expensive electronics. We had a MAC II and that was a big deal, but then we had to learn Basic which was a project. Obviously we didn’t have social media. Financial pressure was great but middle class families could make do without running up high credit cards. There wasn’t the polarization we see today. I guess my bottom line is kids had to work for what they desired. They could see that their goals were attainable by focusing in and working hard.
I can see people who were adult in 1980 comparing Carter’s disreputable brother to Biden’s troubled son but there the comparison stops in my mind. As you said, US society is different now. Although there were single working mothers bringing up children back then, as was I, we didn’t have the pressure to buy kids expensive electronics. We had a MAC II and that was a big deal, but then we had to learn Basic which was a project. Obviously we didn’t have social media. Financial pressure was great but middle class families could make do without running up high credit cards. There wasn’t the polarization we see today. I guess my bottom line is kids had to work for what they desired. They could see that their goals were attainable by focusing in and working hard.