back then and they are the same people today that are scared to death that their own teenager is going to have sex and smoke weed. Not saying that it is good for a teen to have sex and smoke weed, I am just saying that it is ironic and a little humorous.
2006-11-16 15:05:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Well, yes, I do worry about my children. It's just that the majority of the things that you see and hear about is the hippies. And I am only 26, so it's natural for me to have a preconcieved idea about the baby boomers.
2006-11-16 15:24:22 · update #1
The 60's were definitely an era of change in more than one area. It was a revolution of sorts. Not all the boomers were into free love, sex, and drugs. Throw in the Vietnam War and there was a lot of controversy about the times, the generation, the beliefs at the time.....it was as each significant era distinctly its' own. I lived it, didn't agree with all of it, look back try to make sense of it all, and realize your kids just like you are gonna do what they are gonna do, and all the song and dance doesn't stop it merely changes. You usually don't learn from someone elses mistakes unfortunately. So ironic and humorous not really simply par for the course......of life.
2006-11-16 15:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by Sage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I AM a baby boomer and I didn't believe in free love, nor was I a flower child. A FEW of my generation believed in that stuff, but the majority did not. And I think ANY generation of parents, not just baby boomers, worry about their children being promiscious or drug addicted. Won't you?
2006-11-16 23:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Rainfog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for your information all the baby boomers weren't hippies or flower children, in fact only a small percentage were. It's just that they all got high, made a lot of grunting noises and got most of the media attention, but they were definitely a minority. But it was fun...
2006-11-16 23:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I tried to tell you why we ended up with so many regrets, I would have to write a book; and yes, it is ironic and very funny in some ways. Suffice it to say that each generation wants to keep the pain of their mistakes from visiting their children.
2006-11-16 23:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by Realty Shark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't find it ironic at all. They're simply people who learned from their mistakes and don't want their children to repeat them.
It's just a shame Republicans don't have the same regrets ;)
2006-11-16 23:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by tagi_65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋