I think its horrible if any youth has said something like that to you!! I think that everyone has something valuable to share, you just need to be with people that appreciate you and people that you have good relationships with. Most of my day is spent with kids k-5th grade (I teach and I coach), but i hang out with my daughters(they're young adults) and we have a blast. I value who they are because they're loving, God-girls, hard working, funny, cool, young adults and they value me as their Mom that loves them and loves a good dance partyWe have grown so much over the past 7 years since their Dad passed away. I have no idea what I would've done without them. I have lots of friends, adults of all ages, Christian and non-believers. I care about them for the people they are. I love the great conversations I have with the women in my church in their 80's. They are superstars!! God has just blessed me with this grateful , young-feeling heart, and I love Him so much. God has blessed me with happiness at my age and thru stress and tough times. Since I don't have my parents, I'm sooooo blessed to have all the older people in my church family. They are such a valuable blessing !!!
My post was referring to a culture that dismisses age and experience, not something that was said. With age has come an increasing awareness of how our culture marginalizes seniors. It is frustrating to have so much knowledge and experience to share with people who so desperately need guidance, while being dismissed as irrelevant. Again today I saw a TV commercial selling a product that will prevent people from becoming their parents. This attitude is pervasive in our culture, and I think that is for a reason. One of the easiest ways to sell degeneracy to an entire generation is to dismiss wisdom. If fact, that is a necessary first step in the process.
