My generation is going to point to today’s youth at some point (if they haven’t already) and blame them for having less respect and being more selfish than they were when they were young.
That may be so, but who do you think is really to blame?
Last week, as I went to pick up my daughter from school a driver smashed into my parked car.
Did he (could have been a “she”, but I’ll stick with “he” for convenience sake) stop and wait for me to return?
Nope.
Did he leave a note with his insurance details and a contact number?
Nope.
That’s right, he just drove away like some kind of gutless chicken. He probably thought that my insurance would cover the damage and there would be no loss to me.
In reality, even though I have full cover, my insurance company will only pay for the damage over $1000 (I would have to pay for the first $1000). My car is probably not worth that much more than $1000 and I can’t afford to buy another at this stage, so it looks like I’m going to have to walk to work!
This story is not a new one. One of my friends experienced a similar thing on the very same day!
We can blame today’s children for plenty if we want to. But on further reflection, one has to ask – How are they supposed to end up if we can’t get our own act together and become more responsible rolemodels.
Tags: Cars, Child Development, Children, Damage, Education, Fairness, Family, Generations, Honesty, Insurance, life, Money, Parenting
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