I’m guilty of this mindset with my own children. However, with my own parents, they had a much better economy in their time, so they can’t relate to why I and my generation struggle so much.
My dad quit school in the 10th grade to work at a coal mine for $30,000 a year in the late 60s. I can’t even afford university, of which I would need at least a two -year degree to make that kind of money. I think it’s hard for my parents to understand why I can’t just work hard and succeed in life like they did.
That's unfortunate to hear. That's also a huge problem that we as a society face nowadays, plus, the world is getting more competitive by the day. I hope this problem would be given much importance by the government.
Yes, I think many of my generation do not understand that younger people have different challenges economically than we had. A dollar doesn't;t go as far as it did when I was my kids age. My oldest son pays more for his apartment rent than I pay for my mortgage and all my utilities together. I have lots of empathy for them.