tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post3809570359041524396..comments2024-01-27T18:42:47.782-06:00Comments on uglyblackjohn: Re-Inventing The Wheeluglyblackjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-24862607219379380842009-06-02T23:58:56.136-05:002009-06-02T23:58:56.136-05:00@ Max - Yeah, and as I forgot to re-install the o...@ Max - Yeah, and as I forgot to re-install the oil filter before testing the starter - he also got a lesson an accidental oil change.<br /><br />@ FreeMan - The institutions (Church, schools, et.al.) are what is failing us.<br />Most young guys can spot a hustle.<br />Most of these institutions have become hustles.<br /><br />@ brohammas - I'd say that the outsourcing is the biggest problem.<br />Kids repect those who teach.<br />If a stranger is the one teaching your children all the important lessons in life - those strangers are the ones he'll respect.<br />The parents will be seen as just financial assets.<br /><br />@ RunningMom - Yea... that's pretty much "Mom mistake number 1".<br />I know he's YOUR baby - but he is not A baby.<br />Let him take some classes at Home Depot or Lowes on home repair. <br />Competence breeds confidence.uglyblackjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-83465316729463284302009-06-02T11:24:07.561-05:002009-06-02T11:24:07.561-05:00I pay the lawn guy because my lawnmower is broken ...I pay the lawn guy because my lawnmower is broken and I don't know how to fix it. And no, I haven't tried to figure it out. I'm ashamed, very ashamed, lol. <br /><br />My son and I worked together to put the BBQ together, but we haven't tackled anything more involved yet....RunningMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611815972608970042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-45805729275845257612009-06-02T06:04:26.278-05:002009-06-02T06:04:26.278-05:00As Peter Tosh said, "you can't blame the youth"......As Peter Tosh said, "you can't blame the youth"... [not completely]<br />Whil all you say about the young generation is true, I would say we are in the second generation of all this. The Boomers did not correct the problems of thier upbringing but created new problems. It seems fathers of that generation were either trying to be a buddy to the kid or split town all together.<br />Those with money outsourced all things, including parental responsability (to schools, nannies, or the state).<br />I remember talking about the concept of chastity with a 23 year old. He was astounded and had actually never heard of a person who lived that law. My initial thought was about the pervasivness of media sexuality, but then I realized that this dude, and most everyone he knew, were the children of unwed parents, who were themselves the children of unwed parents. This guy was third generation.<br /><br />How can i expect a person to know something if those responsible for teaching don't know either.brohammashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916793129032434035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-5651209638208529312009-06-02T01:00:38.323-05:002009-06-02T01:00:38.323-05:00Until we are able to document our lessons learned ...Until we are able to document our lessons learned in a easily readable transferable manner each generation will keep reinventing the wheel. The Bible survived past Jesus and all the authors. If we leave it up to people to tell when all younger generations believe the older ones are stupid and doing things the old fashioned way then we will lose again. We have to make a general playbook for our kids and get that in our schools so they just think it's normal. Young people learn things not because they want to but because it's forced upon them, if there are no men to pass it on then we need to take it to the institutional level.FreeManhttp://freemanpress.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560439070709193509.post-29889434463803117452009-06-01T20:31:46.817-05:002009-06-01T20:31:46.817-05:00Very good lesson indeed. I remember getting the s...Very good lesson indeed. I remember getting the same lesson from my uncles and dad when I was a young man.<br /><br />The problem is that there are not many of those old school cats who are able to teach such a lesson and who are willing to teach such a lesson.Max Reddickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360630810931410487noreply@blogger.com