That was a NZ girl who said that first... she was glorified here... she is still in parliament for the green party and now is no 3 on their list.
When I said, that is the embodiment of the ignorant and arrogant youth, people frowned at me.

Well, I don't know. Isn't it a rather common, repetitive occurrence that young ones don't show much respect to grown-ups and grown-ups always groan about it? I don't take much notice of this OK Boomer business, to be honest.

I always remember a job advertisement displayed at my local shop, saying "An experienced mechanic wanted, age 19 and under, while they think they know everything." (Satire)

Excellent point! It explains a lot about my own kids. Had a situation with my oldest where I knew exactly what she was dealing with in an abusive relationship, and where things were going having been through the same experience on many levels myself. She flat out refused to listen to me, but when she finally kicked the bastard to the curb she had enough sense tom come back to me and apologize. It also explains so much on a national level with actions our federal government takes, things I remember happening when I was a kid, but then when the feds do the exact same thing today nobody seems to remember, especially younger folks. These anftifa kids really have no clue they are acting just like the brown shorts from the nazi days, that they are doing something totally unique. But then Psalms (I think) talks about there being nothing new under the sun.

@Naomi I think previous generations feared their parents more. To this day, I don't curse in front of my mother and I'm 35. I think there was a healthy amount of respect with generations before mine. Now, kids curse their parents out and the parents excuse it because "he's having a bad day". Parents want to be friends now instead of parents. I have a 14 year old and we joke around but he knows not to cross me. I tell him to do something and he does it. I don't cross that line of parent and friend which is very defined for me. I've told him once "Don't talk to me like one of your little friends" and he's been good at that. I've said to him point blank that I'm not his friend, I'm his father. There is a difference.

@KCSantiago We are all a bit hardheaded when we are younger but some of us like to learn the hard way. I sometimes do. I have a hard time when someone tells me what I should do when I don't ask for their input. I think this is a reflex of doing what I'm always told to do but not liking it when I was younger.

@BlackoutNJ
"Don't talk to me like one of your little friends" Ah, I wouldn't say that. I would let my child to figure out the family dynamics by himself/herself.
Anyway, I respect your way of bringing up your child.

@Naomi Don't worry, I don't even raise my voice with him, I'm stern. He respects me so I don't need to go insane with him. Serious face, serious tone.

And thank you.

@KCSantiago not Psalms, but Proverbs.