“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up?” More like, “I’ve fallen, and I can’t SHUT UP!” Subtle disses by the frail hands of elders have erupted in recent times. Maybe the new generation doesn’t know the value of a dollar, but does anyone? News flash, Pop-Pop, a house no longer costs a couple of goats and some pocket change.
In an effort to bridge the generational gap, we took to the streets outside of a dentures facility and posed the question, “What are your biggest problems with the new generation?” Answers mostly consisted of rambling about growing up in or near a beef gristmill, “The War” or something, and absolutely butchering the pronunciation of Uber and Chipotle. The interviews were eventually suspended once they started talking about “The Mexicans.”
While the gap was arguably widened, we must make an effort to know that when your Gamgam calls you “skimpy” while rolling her eyes because your skirt is not down to the underground, it’s out of love…we think.