I wonder if my parents worried as much for me as I do for my kids

Nobody can deny that we live in 'interesting times'. We have IS waging war on everybody. Europe on the verge of collapse. Cold war 2. And of course our own local 'uncertainty'. I forgive myself for worrying about what sort of future my two lads will have.

But I'm currently watching a documentary about 1980s England. Ie, what my home country was like when I was as little as my lads are now. There was the fear of war with the Soviet union. There was economic chaos. Major class divide. Extreme racism. Violent clashes, actual battles in the streets.

I wonder if my kids will become dads. And if they do, I wonder if they'll worry about the world they've brought their kids into. And I wonder if they'll look back with a strange fondness at how their childhood was a difficult time for the country, but somehow they were alright.

 

Yes, of course and absolutely!
The times may change, the opportunities and threats may differ, but any caring parent will be concerned for their child, their child's future and, if lucky enough, their grandchild's future. Of course, the child won't understand the parents worries/concerns and will roll their eyes until ... the cycle begins again and they become parents.

Nostalgia

 

I just made sure i bought my lot up knowing what's right and wrong and to respect others and try to make sure they're doing things right not wrong