Quotes

“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.”
–Pearl S. Buck

As a member of the “sandwich” generation, where it is more common to be caring for both children and elders at the same time, I feel that America has already failed us to some degree. My mom is worrying about Social Security being there for her, my grandmother is using her Social Security to budget to the nearest dollar, and my expectation is that I won’t be getting Social Security at all. With enough time to plan for retirement, I am fine. But my parents and grandparents deserve to not have to worry so much.

And that’s just us older folks! With the ballooning costs of higher education, I don’t see things looking brighter for my young son. And my son is so blessed. He has health care, food on the table, warm clothes to wear, and a caring family. He even has a college fund! But many of his little friends are not so lucky.

I think that the American dream is failing our children. A large house and new cars are nice, but this form of the American dream is leaving out all of the quality time that our children need. Maybe I am just old-fashioned, but I think a return to simpler times where we live more modestly would benefit our children most!

Trackback URI | Comments RSS