WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE?

Let's talk about shop class vs college degree. Ass whoppin generation turned out way better behaved and prepared than the time-out generation. And finally.....Birth right citizenship. We cover it all!

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Hello everyone and welcome back to the Over the Fence Common Sense Podcast, where we look for common sense in everyday issues. And I gotta tell you, folks, it's getting harder and harder to find. All you gotta do is watch TV these days. Shocking. So if this is your first time joining us, welcome. And if you're a returning viewer, welcome back. Either way, please be sure to like and follow, subscribe. All of it helps my channel, and I really do appreciate it. I really do. Um, this channel is just basically my lighthearted opinion of a lot of things going on in the world. I'd like to think a lot of people agree with me. That may not be true, but it's always nice to get your opinion out there and just get feedback from people. So let's jump right in. Um on my one of my previous episodes, I was um highlighting the the need I felt to get history and and civics um back into our schools. And some schools don't even say the Pledge of Allegiance, which is just shocking to me. I know I had to highlight it in that issue, I'm sorry, that episode, that I I remember learning about uh the the government, the American history, just so much information that I've retained as an adult. Sometimes I have to look back at things. I mean, I'm only human, but kids aren't taught that anymore. They're more worried about uh drag story time and and crap. It just blows my mind. And that more mind-blowing is that we've let the schools get away with that for so long, it's just mind-boggling. I I'm in Florida, my grandchildren are all educated in Florida, and Florida is very different. They all say the Pledge of Allegiance, and we just don't have those issues here. But the main reason I wanted to bring this up again is because when I stand back and look, I see a lot of people that are graduating from high school and going to college for four, five, seven, eight years. And this during this time they're living with their parents, they're on their parents' insurance, they're solely dependent on their parents. And it's just amazing to me that it's so different than when I grew up. I mean, we literally watched the calendar until we were 18, couldn't wait to get the hell out of the house, move on. Um, you know, our parents were stupid, they didn't know what they were talking about. We had all the answers, we wanted to get out in the world and make things happen. But people today are, I'm sorry, not people. Young people today are not of that mindset that it's different. And I don't know exactly what it is, can't quite put my finger on it, but I personally am all for trade schools versus um these college degrees. So let's bring back shop class, home ech, along with history and civics. I think it prepares young people as they go through middle and high school that how to be a how to be a human, how to be a person, how to home ech, how to cook basic things, how to sew basic basic things. And you know, I I can't say enough about shop class. That mechanics, wood shop. These people, these young people can get out of school literally at 18 and graduate and have a job or two. If they still want to pursue a college degree, that's fine. But at least they're productive citizens, they're not sponging off their parents. They very quickly learn that when they get their paycheck, the all the deductions, you know. I I don't know if any of you have ever been around when a teenager gets their first paycheck and they're like, what the hell is FICA and and social security? I don't know what all that is. They quickly learn, and you just have to laugh. So it takes them a couple years. And but yet these young people feel like, you know, to get out of high school and go to college, and it's okay to live with their parents in their basement or whatever. It's just interesting to me the difference of their mindset versus the mindset of the previous generation. Like I said, and it's not just shop class or home egg, but that's certainly a good start, along with history and civics. I just feel like our young people would be uh better equipped to face the world when they turn 18 versus 27. And that's kind of my segue into my next topic, which if you know me, you've heard me say this a hundred times, and I'll say it until the day I die. It is my opinion that the ass-whipping generation turned out way better than the timeout generation. I mean, let's take a look at this. If you're in your 20s or 30s, you're lazy, you're unmotivated, you're spoiled, you're like an entitled little toddler. And you really expect that the government is going to give you some sort of jump start in life. Boo-boo, that could not be further from the truth. And maybe that's why you hate the government at that age, and you're gonna rebel and you're all for socialism. And if you learned about these things, you'd have a different outlook. The government is not going to give you a jump start. That's that's not what they're intended for. People over 40, even in their 50s and 60s, they're innovative, they're resourceful, they're they're prideful, they're proud Americans. They forged their way. They, you know, worked at a convenience store or a gas station or whatever, coming through high school so they could get a car. Uh, and then, you know, you knew in high school which way you were going. Am I going to be a librarian or am I going to be a mechanic? And you worked at your uncle's mechanic shop to get training and experience. Or uh my husband has been in concrete forever. And um his son, my stepson, is followed in his footsteps. My husband, and this is this is this is important. My husband is a jack of all trades, master of none, and it's true. He can build anything from a paper towel holder to a three-story house. And he could by the time he was, you know, in his 20s. Because when he was in high school, middle school, they prepared him for hard work and knowledge, and and they didn't even have the internet. There's there's something to this. Just take a look at it. You know, young people today, their attitudes, the way they talk, the things they think they should have by now. I didn't buy my first house till I was in my late 30s. And and they're these kids are pissed off because they don't have a house by the time they're 27. Well, boo boo, do you have a job? Just saying. All this information, it just makes me wonder what the next generation is going to look like if we don't change it. Change the curriculum in school, get parents more involved, get communities, uh, business owners. You know what they say it takes a village to raise a child, and that's so true. It, you know, be a mentor. Talk to a young person, get into their mind, find out what they're thinking about, point them in the right direction. So important. So, moving on. Um, the next thing I want to talk about is um birthright citizenship. It's very popular right now. We just had a judgment come from um Supreme Court. But I in doing some research about this, I ran across a story that just happened the other day. Um, Texas Governor Abbott um is ordering an investigation on a hospital in South Texas down near the border. This hospital has billboards in Mexico advertising the sale of birth packages. So, you know, for $23.99, uh, you can come to our hospital facility and have your baby and exploit the U.S. citizenship program. And that's just wrong. Everybody knows that's not what our forefathers intended for this law. The hospital stated that, like other medical facilities, we're just advertising our services. But we in no way condone uh any illegal activity. Really? Really? This campaign started in 2021. You knew damn well what you were doing, you know what you're doing now, and the only reason you stopped is because you got caught. It just makes me wonder. How do these people sleep at night? You know, you hear that all the time, but seriously, do you hate America that much that you would do something like that for five years knowing what damage you're causing? It just doesn't make sense to me. And and and like I said, our forefathers never intended it for it to be that way. I mean, think about people on vacation. I don't know. Just because you're born here again, my personal opinion. If you're born here and your parents are not legal citizens, you should not be either. I mean, people go on vacation, people travel, people have work visas. It's I'm gonna leave it alone for now. I'm sure this will come up again, though. So I always like to throw in a a funny story. I find this funny. You may not, but I think it's hilarious. So I live in Florida and I I had the idea this year I'm gonna have an indoor garden. So I get my raised garden containers and off I go to tractor supply, and I buy my plants and my dirt, and I come home and I position them by my windows there in my Florida room, and I fill the dirt and I put my plants in, and they're growing like within a month, huge. And they get these little flowers and then they drop off, and I'm like, I should have tomatoes and green peppers by now. I'm concerned. So I'm doing some research as I always do, and Google says um, in order for you to grow plants indoors, you must manually pollinate them because the bees or insects aren't doing it. I'm like, okay, I got that. So I need to manually pollinate my plants. So I say, okay, Google, how do I do that? So it says, use a vibrating toothbrush or your hand to gently shake the plant, which stimulates the pollen in the flowers to drop and pollinate the plant. And I'm telling you what, I got to laughing so hard. Things just strike me funny, but but I'm thinking, okay, so now I have to manually pleasure my plants before I leave for work. Like I don't have enough shit to do every day. Wow. I just struck me as funny. So, one more thing before I go. I did an episode recently on landlord and tenant issues. And as you may or may not know, I am a property manager. I have a real estate license, but I've chosen to not ever do a sale ever in life. But I've been doing property management for over 40 years. So I decided at the end of every episode, I would put in a landlord and tenant tip just to help someone out, maybe. I also, here's my email address. If you have landlord or tenant questions about your specific situation, please email me. I'm not allowed to give legal advice, but I can tell you what I would do in a similar situation. But I would always encourage you to check your state and local laws as well. So the landlord uh tip of the week would be um if you're living in your home and you're vacating it and converting it to a rental home, be sure you check your policy, your insurance policy, because you now will convert that policy from a homeowner policy to a landlord policy. And let me just explain the difference. A homeowner's policy would cover the house structure as well as the belongings. But when you convert to a landlord policy, you're only covering the structure. Because, like, like in in my company, our rental homes, uh, the tenants are required to have renter's insurance to cover their belongings. And I always tell them, no one ever covers your belongings but you, so make sure you get renter's insurance. Um, renter's insurance is very cheap, typically, you know, $20 or $30 a month, and you can usually get it right along with your car insurance. So um, and one more thing, too, that's important if you're uh the the owner of the property or you're you have a property manager, which you should have a property manager, be sure that your lease documents are requiring renter's insurance or whatever the laws allow in in your state, because you know you don't want to be in a position where your tenant burns the house down and they don't have any insurance coverage to to cover it. So thank you all once again for watching. Um, and please remember to like, follow, subscribe, whatever it takes. Um, please reach out. Here's my email address if you ever have any questions. And until the next episode, be safe and God bless America and God bless you. Bye.