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THE
QUESTION:
A40: What do teenagers in Sweden do?
POSTED FEB. 22, 1999
T.J. Weickum
<Hollywood_tj@hotmail.com>,
Wewela, SD
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THE QUESTION:
A39: What kinds of things do Italian teenagers do that would
compare and contrast with American teenagers?
POSTED FEB. 22, 1999
Cody B.
<c_bertram@yahoo.com>,
Colome, SD
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THE QUESTION:
A38: To parents: Why do you complain if your kids want only
name-brand products?
POSTED FEB. 4, 1999
T. Flores
<ttjap@hotmail.com>,
Oceanside, CA
ANSWER 1:
1) They're expensive. 2) The reasons for wanting them -
"everyone else has them, I saw it on TV" - are shallow, and I expect
better reasons than that for spending money.
POSTED FEB. 5, 1999
Andrew, 35, father of two
<ziptron@start.com.au>,
Huntington , NY
FURTHER NOTICE:
Money. They cost more.
POSTED FEB. 5, 1999
31-year-old dad, San Diego, CA
FURTHER NOTICE 2:
Parents resent that advertisers are manipulating their
children, especially in a way that causes the parents to pay an extra
$10 to $50 per garment over equal quality but non-namebrand
merchandise.
POSTED FEB. 5, 1999
B. Hale, father of four
<halehart@aol.com>,
Hartford, CT
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THE QUESTION:
A37: Why do so many young adults become confrontational when
asked to turn down extremely loud music? I'm talking car stereos so
loud you can't carry on a phone conversation in the next building.
Where do they get the idea they have a "right" to implode my
eardrums?
POSTED JAN. 13, 1999
Alma, white lesbian with sore ears
<pridewks@seacove.net>,
Kempner, Tx
ANSWER 1:
At 29, I just finished my first enlistment in the
military, when first enlistments typically end at 22 or 23.
Non-confrontational ones play their music loud, as well as the
confrontational ones.
I think all human beings, young and old, to some degree, desire to
be the center of attention. I think the younger ones, and too many of
the older ones, have not yet acquired the discipline to handle the
nagging fear that we might not be the center of the universe. To take
our mind off the unpleasant sensation, we crank our music too loud,
take drugs or have an illicit affair with an intern.
POSTED JAN. 14, 1999
Mike
<leungm@ix.netcom.com>,
Minneapolis, MN
FURTHER NOTICE:
I believe the behavior you describe is due to a failure of
many parents to teach their children proper manners and appropriate
behavior. I see so many parents today allowing their kids to run wild
in restaurants, talk at full volume in movies and act disruptive in
church. Is it any surprise these children show no consideration for
the feelings of others when they grow to their early teens and
twenties? I understand that many parents are exhausted after a hard
day's work, but both of my parents worked full time and I was taught
how to behave. Come on guys, show some backbone!
POSTED JAN. 14, 1999
Stacee, 30, female, Houston, TX
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THE QUESTION:
A36: Why do so many senior citizens buy such large
automobiles? With having a reduced family size, wouldn't it make more
sense for them to drive smaller, more economical cars? I've also
observed many an older adult struggling to maneuver these large cars.
Are senior citizens just showing off their disposable income? It
seems to me that on many levels, smaller cars would make more sense
for their driving needs.
POSTED JAN. 8, 1999
R.J., 36, male, Cincinnati, OH
ANSWER 1:
As a member of a senior family that has just purchased a
minivan, I can tell you our reasons for wanting a larger vehicle: We
upgraded from an Acura Integra, a small, three-door auto.
Space-space-space, and comfort. If you have spent three or
four days in an automobile traveling, you would understand the need
for a comfortable ride and the necessary storage for clothing and
other necessary items. In addition, most small cars are very low to
the ground and do not afford much in the way of being able to see the
surroundings and other traffic. When you are traveling on the
Interstates at 60-70 mph, you have a lot more confidence in a larger
vehicle.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
White senior citizen
<JPHILJONES@AOL.COM>,
Port St Joe, FL
FURTHER NOTICE:
I think many senior citizens know that their reflexes are
slower than they once were, and drive larger cars because they
provide more protection in case of an accident. One other explanation
is one of traditionalism. Since most of the older cars were large,
lots of today's elderly drivers like to display the fact that they
are "From The Old School" by driving big automobiles.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
Dan B., male, 26
<MookieB21@aol.com>,
Tucson, AZ
FURTHER NOTICE 2:
I think it is because most senior citizens grew up and
matured during the time when very large cars were the norm, prior to
the gasoline crisis of the1970s and when large families were common.
It simply is what they are accustomed to having. Also, they may feel
that a large car is a safer vehicle for them. And yes, maybe they are
showing off their income, but probably more likely feel like they
have earned the right to purchase whatever car they wish. Unless they
are asking for someone else to pay for it, I say more power to
them!
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
Kathy, white, 46, Springfield , IL
FURTHER NOTICE 3:
As people age, the body takes longer to repair itself.
With that in mind, I think senior citizens choose larger cars because
they provide a higher degree of safety than smaller ones.
Additionally, larger cars usually yield more comfort and are roomier,
features I believe mature folks value above economy.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
Alonzo C., male, African American, Jacksonville, FL
FURTHER NOTICE 4:
They are showing off disposable income and/or wealth.
Fifty years ago, prestige was driving a big car.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
B. Hale, 43
<halehart@aol.com>,
Hartford, CT
FURTHER NOTICE 5:
Many older people prefer larger motor vehicles because, in
the event of a collision, they are safer for them than smaller
ones.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
Michael, 34, male, Syracuse, NY
FURTHER NOTICE 6:
It would make more economic and environmental sense, but
many older people feel safer in a large car. Statistically, they are
- bigger cars tend to protect passengers better in a crash. I think
that's part of why you see many younger people in oversized Sport
Utility Vehicles, too.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
Gene, 32, male
<geneand@ix.netcom.com>,
Oakland , CA
FURTHER NOTICE 7:
Also, as you get older, you lose your flexibility. It
really is difficult for older folks to get in and out of the smaller
cars.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
Carlos C., male
<cjcaro@msn.com>, Colorado
Springs, CO
FURTHER NOTICE 8:
I believe the reason is twofold: 1)When those who are now
senior citizens bought their first cars in the 1930s - 1950s, every
car coming off the assembly line was approximately the size of a
small aircraft carrier. All kidding aside, these cars were built to
last, explaining why you still see them on the road today. Bigger was
better back then, and the prevailing attitude was that no one built
them bigger or better than the good old USA. Many seniors may still
feel that way today and express that with their car purchases. 2)
Seniors I know who buy large cars have indicated they are doing so
for improved safety. Let's face it, with the explosion in Sport
Utility Vehicle sales, they may be onto something! And besides, if
they can afford a big road boat and it makes them happy to drive one,
so what? I've never seen it as flaunting wealth, exactly for the
reasons I've given. If anything, Boomers are the worst offenders of
conspicuous consumption from what I've observed, not seniors.
POSTED JAN. 12, 1999
E.J., 39
<bugz2@ix.netcom.com>,
Nashua, NH
FURTHER NOTICE 9:
Old people only appear to drive large cars. There
are several phenomena at work:. First, old people drive very slowly
and, as hypothesized by Einstein and proved by Doppler in his seminal
work Aunt Tillie's Studebaker and the Reverse Doppler Effect,
slow-moving objects appear longer than fast-moving objects. For
example, orbiting Space Shuttle astronauts reported difficulty
distinguishing between the Great Wall of China and John Glenn's wife
driving her Honda Civic. In addition, old people shrink, making the
car look larger. Beyond simple vertebrae compression, there is the
plastic surgery scandal comprehensively explored on a recent episode
of Leeza. When senior citizens get a facelift, the sagging
jowls actually remain in the same absolute space, while the rest of
the face and skull is scrunched down, inadvertently resulting in a
shorter person. The effect is compounded by the metal detector
syndrome discovered during the trial bar's research into
electromagnetic fields. It seems that metal detectors emit magnetic
radiation that pulls downward on spare pocket change, jewelry, belt
buckles and other metal adornments, accumulating so that the
equivalent of triple G force is pressing down on the scalp. It's not
psychology. It's simple science.
POSTED JAN. 18, 1999
B. Hale, 43
<halehart@aol.com>,
Hartford, CT
FURTHER NOTICE 10:
Kudos to B. Hale. Is there any other way to see it?
POSTED JAN. 19, 1999
Mike, 32, white, Southfield , MI
FURTHER NOTICE 11
I see many older people driving larger vehicles as well,
but I have spent a lot of time with my grandmother, and there is a
reason for this. Many older people tend to have more problems getting
into and out of vehicles. A larger vehicle normally allows them more
room for moving in and out of the car. My grandmother could never get
into my compact car because of some of the problems she has acquired
with old age. It would not be practical for her to buy a small
car.
POSTED MARCH 5, 1999
Stacia, 21, female, Madison , WI
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THE QUESTION:
A35: Everywhere we look, we see Senior Citizen discounts, for
meals, hotel rooms and even in department stores. Do others,
particularly Senior Citizens, view this as being age discrimination?
Do you think this practice should be discontinued?
POSTED DEC. 16, 1998
K.Anderson, 42
<kda10@yahoo.com>, Fergus
Falls, MN
ANSWER 1:
I am 58 and don't use the senior service. Many I know
think they earned it and many others need the financial break it
offers. As for age discrimination, I feel it's a positive
discrimination. Yes, it should be continued, if nothing more then to
say "you deserve a break for all you have been through."
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
G.C. Jenkins,
58,<garyjenkins@sprintmail.com>,
Poulsbo, Wa
FURTHER NOTICE:
Senior citizens as a group will fail to outlive their
savings and investment income. This makes them a most unlikely group
to need a reduction in the price of anything. The senior citizen
discount is used as a ploy to lure this group of people, who have
discretionary income, to do business with the business offering the
discount. To offer this discount on vacation travel, theater tickets,
gourmet meals etc. is ludicrous. If a business has truly the will to
give away part of its profit on a sale, it should offer a discount to
the homeless, single parents or people on welfare. Even more bizarre
is the fact that all these different businesses do not apply the same
standard as to what age qualifies a person as "Senior."
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Les H. <lphfla@aol.com>,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
FURTHER NOTICE 2:
I think you misunderstand the reasons for Senior
discounts. Stores and restaurants and movie theaters do not give such
discounts out of the goodness of their hearts, or because they love
senior citizens. Rather, it's an economic decision. Senior citizens
tend to be more frugal with their money than younger folks, and are
less eager to spend it. Senior discounts are simply a way to attract
older customers, who might otherwise stay home. Senior citizens are
far less likely to go to a movie theater than younger folks, and a
senior discount may be just what it takes to get seniors to go to the
theater at all. Depending on local demographics, a restaurant may
find that offering a small senior discount brings in larger numbers
of senior customers. Is this discrimination? Yes, but it's not done
with any bad intent. Businesses simply realize that it's better to
earn a small profit from many senior customers than to earn a large
profit from only a few senior customers.
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Astorian, 37, male
<Astorian@aol.com>,
Austin, TX
FURTHER NOTICE 3:
Think of senior citizen discounts as an honorary
reward/respect for their years of service in contributing to society
(as you are doing now). They have kept this country up and running
while you were too young to participate; now you're doing the same.
Leave their discounts alone, that you may have the same when you
reach their age.
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Alonzo C., 32, African American, Jacksonville, FL
FURTHER NOTICE 4:
I think there are two reasons for offering senior citizens
discounts. The first is that many of us "older" citizens no longer
have the same size income to spend as when we were working. Secondly,
as time goes by, the size of the senior citizen population is getting
larger and larger. Therefore, as a group, we have quite a bit of
money to spend. This is not a refutation of the first answer. With a
large pool of money to spend, the commercial world is offering
discounts to get us to spend, just as anyone with a product or
service advertises on TV, radio and newspapers.
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Senior Citizen, Port St. Joe, FL
FURTHER NOTICE 5:
Many senior citizens are living on small, fixed incomes.
As they are past the retirement age, there is practically no hope
they will be able to improve their financial situation, unlike
children and working-age adults. Should they sit at home and suffer
poverty and boredom because of their age? That sounds more like age
discrimination to me. I consider the reduced rates to be a small
token of respect, and a reward for a lifetime of hard work, just as
longstanding employees are paid more than the new kid fresh off the
street. Most of us expect to be senior citizens ourselves some day,
and taking away their benefits will only rob us in the long run. How
can something be "discrimination" when we will all benefit from it in
time?
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Colette, 33, female
<inkwolf@earthlink.net>,
Seymour , WI
FURTHER NOTICE 6:
Senior citizens, as I understand it, receive discounts as
an honor for what they have contributed to society. Some have braved
the second World War and have given more than we are willing to give
to our country. The other side of the story is that some senior
citizens rely on their pension. Their pension often is eaten by
inflation. Not all seniors can afford to pay full price. Those who
are financially endowed should pay the full price. But as a norm, I
believe that senior citizens deserve the break that they get.
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Ronald V., 46
<draugas@mailcity.com>,
Edmonton , Alberta, Canada
FURTHER NOTICE 7:
Senior citizen discounts are nothing but a transparent
marketing ploy to attract the business of us old geezers. My attitude
is that if some business wants to give me a discount, I'll take it.
As far as discrimination is concerned, if it does discriminate
against anyone, it discriminates against those younger than 65. The
last time I looked, this class is not a protected class to whom the
anti-discrimination laws apply
POSTED DEC. 18, 1998
Jerry, 65, lawyer, FL
FURTHER NOTICE 8:
Being a 70-year-old so-called senior citizen, I'm of the
opinion that discounts for us are OK. Many of us do not have the
money we had when we were working, so in order to entice us to spend
what we do have, places give discounts. Yes, I believe it has been
earned, just by the fact that we have for the most part contributed a
lot over the years to society. If places do not offer discounts, I'll
even have the nerve to ask.
POSTED DEC. 21, 1998
M. Vansweringen, multiracial female, 70
<MurielVS@aol.com>, El
Paso , TX
FURTHER NOTICE 9:
As a senior citizen (how I hate that tag), I take no
offense to discounts for children - or discounts for the military -
or discounts if you purchase 30 or more. I think you get the idea.
Discounts for seniors are not intended as freebies, but rather as
inducements to eat, view or purchase at times when the mainstream
public would leave their facilities vacant. Sorry, Virginia, there
ain't no Santa Claus.
POSTED FEB. 12, 1999
Jungle Jim, 74, male
<nach@webtv.com>, Pompano
Beach, Fl
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THE QUESTION:
A34: I would like to know if others in my age group agree with
my observation that people in general are much more sensitive than
they were 20 years ago. Do you think people get offended much more
easily in the '90s than they did in the past?
POSTED DEC. 11, 1998
29, white, Boynton Beach, FL
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THE QUESTION:
A33: Why is it that people are required to have a license in
order to drive and to hunt, and you must be 18 to vote, but anyone
may have a child? What do people think about passing a law that made
reproducing a privilege, and what would be the impact?
POSTED NOV. 16, 1998
Julia S., 17, female
<ming_tea9@hotmail.com>,
Sutter Creek, CA
ANSWER 1:
I wish it were that easy. I wish anyone who wanted to have
a child would be required to take classes, pass some sort of test or
be scrutinized the same way that potential adoptive parents are. But
if there were regulations, what would you do to the "non-licensed"
women who got pregnant anyway? Send them to jail? Fine them? Take
away their child? It has the scarey soundings of Big Brother. Maybe
the solution is to require offenders of child abuse to attend classes
and therapy before they can be around their child again, and to
require all high school students to take child-rearing classes.
POSTED DEC. 4, 1998
Craig, 35
<cmorris@loft.org>,
Minneapolis, MN
FURTHER NOTICE:
I understand the only country that has tried it with any
energy has been the China, and from everything I have read, it has
been a miserable failure. I think controlling the natural urge to
procreate, much less to have sex, is almost impossible. I am not sure
that it is even possible in the most controlled of societies.
POSTED FEB. 24, 1999
Rick P., 45, male
<pearce1@erols.com>,
Woodbridge, VA
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THE QUESTION:
A32: Why is it that a lot of younger people feel that hunting
is wrong and immoral? If it's something your parents and grandparents
have been doing for generations, could it possibly be that wrong?
POSTED NOV. 2, 1998
R.J.B., MI
ANSWER 1:
My paternal ancestors lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains in
Virginia. Many of them hunted and fished for their food. Others were
farmers who killed animals for food in the course of everyday life. I
don't think hunting or killing animals in itself is necessarily
wrong. I just don't understand making it a recreation. Some hunters
say that the point is to get back to our wilderness roots, but why
don't they just camp, or "hunt" with a camera? I feel "to hunt or not
to hunt" is a personal choice. With all the violence in our world, I
choose not to participate in a recreation that has at its center the
killing of another living thing. Respect my values, and I will
respect yours, even if I don't understand them.
POSTED NOV. 3, 1998
Stacee, 30, white female omnivore, Houston, TX
FURTHER NOTICE:
Just because something has been practiced for many years
does not make it moral or ethical. Our country also has a long
history of racism that is shameful; it's been around for a long time
and it's still not right. Years ago people hunted as a means of
survival; they needed the meat and skins for their own nutrition and
protection. Technology has eliminated the need for animal products
for human survival (i.e. you can buy a warm coat at the store, fresh
fruits and vegetables are available year-round). While hunting is far
more humane than the more popular form of meat consumption - buying
from stores - I think many young people have trouble understanding
why anyone would endeavor to destroy a beautiful form of life. People
who are bothered by hunting and still eat store-bought meat should
look into where that meat comes from; it is a horrifcally cruel
industry, far worse than hunting. As a fairly young person, I believe
people who hunt do so because of the thrill of the kill, and that
makes me question their general character. If it were just for sport
or to control population, there are sterility darts that hunters can
opt for, but very few do. Plus, many hunters use unfair means (like
hungry dogs and spotlighting) that really take the sport out of
hunting and reduce it once again to pure killing. I'm not trying to
judge hunters, but this is the way I see the activity, so I hope this
clears up some of your confusion.
POSTED NOV. 3, 1998
D.M.M., 24, white female
<donikam@hotmail.com>,
Charleston, SC
FURTHER NOTICE 2:
I think hunting is wrong and immoral because it is cruel,
wasteful and pointless. So-called "sportsmen"' do not need to kill
animals to survive; indeed, many "sportsmen'' kill merely for the
ego-boost of killing an animal. How moral is that? As for the idea
that something could be right simply because generations of people
have done it, that's an argument without logic. Generations of people
owned slaves. Is that right and moral? Generations of people believed
in burning people of different religions at the stake. Is that moral
and right? Past practice does not imply morality.
POSTED NOV. 3, 1998
Andrew, 34, vegetarian descendant of meat-eaters
<ziptron@xoommail.com>,
Huntington, NY
FURTHER NOTICE 3:
The mere fact that something has been done for generations
does not make it right. After all, slavery used to be legal in the
United States.
POSTED NOV. 3, 1998
Jerry, 65, white male, Tampa , FL
FURTHER NOTICE 4:
I believe the reason some young people think hunting is
wrong or immoral is that they have had easy lives, where all food
came from a grocery store. Some of the same people who think it is
wrong to kill an animal for food don't seem to mind eating steak
prepared in a restaurant. As we all know, in the days before
supermarkets, people had to hunt or grow their own food. Hunting is
still cheaper than buying meat in a market, so for some people of
limited means it is very practical. Also, when a person kills an
animal food, that person tries to make a quick, clean kill, both to
spare suffering of the animal and to preserve the quality of the
meat. Some of the ways animals are killed in large commercial
operations are a lot less humane and a lot more wasteful. To put it
bluntly, I believe the young people you are referring to have led
sheltered lives.
POSTED NOV. 3, 1998
White, female, Gen X-er, Northern California
FURTHER NOTICE 5:
This is a difficult issue. On the one hand, there is
nothing wrong with hunting per se, especially when the hunting is
done for the explicit purpose of obtaining food. On the other hand,
many people kill purely for sport and neither eat nor keep the
carcass, which to me is a disgusting waste. Why do this when you can
get your food at the store, and when we as humans should realize the
importance of respecting the natural world instead of going out and
killing animals just because we can?
POSTED NOV. 5, 1998
Wendy, 24, white bisexual, semi-vegetarian
<wiebke@juno.com>, Atlanta
, GA
FURTHER NOTICE 6:
Why do people feel the need to pass judgment on what
others do? Hunting, eating meat, not eating meat ... who cares?
People are individuals and are free to make their own decisions and
live with the consequences. And why do some people feel the need to
seek approval of others for what they do? The fantasy that if we
leave animals alone to roam and do as they wish may lead to
over-population that results in starvation. Hunt if you want, do not
hunt if you want, but try to respect the rights of others to make
their own decisions.
POSTED NOV. 5, 1998
Jean, Native American of French and white descent, Westerly, RI
FURTHER NOTICE 7:
Jean, it is one thing to pass judgment on other people as
a whole, it is another to relay an impression of specific behaviors
to those who asked. Plenty of people do not care at all about
what other people do; it's called complacency. People besides hunters
(like campers, environmentalists, farmers, etc.) have good personal
reason to care - one way or the other - about hunting practices.
Everyone's actions have effects that extend far beyond
themselves.
POSTED NOV. 10, 1998
D.M.M., white female
<millerdo@cofc.edu>,
Charleston, SC
FURTHER NOTICE 8:
I think much of the hatred expressed about hunters and
their lifestyle is based on misinformation by people and groups who
fiercely oppose hunting. I am not a hunter, but I came from an area
where hunting was a way of life. All of the hunters I knew and know
(even the sportsmen) never left animals to die inhumanly in the
wilderness, or the carcasses to rot. In fact, many of the hunters
felt badly if they did not kill an animal in the most humane way
possible. The hunters used every part of the animal that could be
used. If they could mot use all of the animal, it was given to
friends and family. Hunting, in my experience, is not "inhumane or
immoral." It is just a way of life.
POSTED FEB. 16, 1999
Fezz, 28, GenXer
<fezzcom@hotmail.com>,
IN
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THE QUESTION:
A31: What do you do if you're a kid and have no money?
POSTED OCT. 23, 1998
Josh, 11, Gainesville, MO
ANSWER 1:
Well Josh, that would depend on what you need money for.
One would assume that an 11-year-old would not need money for
groceries, bills, house payment, rent, car payment, etc. So I would
suggest you ask your parents for money in exchange for doing
something around the house that would exceed the normal chores an
11-year-old would do for an allowance. Maybe ask the neighbors for
some job you could do for pay. Wash the car, paint the fence, walk
the dog.
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
J.P., 36, still needing money at my age, NC
FURTHER NOTICE:
Get a job. Deliver newspapers on your bike. Mow your
neighbor's lawn. Save your allowance. Stay in school.
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
Mark K., San Francisco Bay Area, CA
FURTHER NOTICE 2:
Most kids don't have money. I guess if I were in your
shoes (again,) I'd remind myself that most of what I truly need - and
many of the things I want - don't cost anything or don't cost much,
and I'd set priorities. And I wouldn't worry about what kids who do
have money think. You don't value a person by their possessions.
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
Andrew, 34
<ziptron@xoommail.com>,
Huntington, NY
FURTHER NOTICE 3:
Well, there seem to be two options: One, you can come up
with things to do that don't require any money, and two, you can come
up with ways to make money. I spent much of my formative years at the
library, and the time served me well and didn't cost me a thing. Time
I spent in parks, hanging out with friends and such was for the most
part similarly cheap. For the second option, when I was your age, I
was well on my way as a babysitter. Yard work services are another
easy place to start a source of income for younger people. Use your
imagination, and then do your best to present yourself to potential
customers in a professional and well-organized manner. Hand out
flyers explaining your services, that sort of thing.
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
Catherine, 25, computer chick
<tylik@eskimo.com>,
Woodinville, WA
FURTHER NOTICE 4:
There are plenty of things you can do to earn more money,
even if you are 11. My own children earn extra money by doing odd
jobs for me around the house; not their usual chores, but special
jobs such as organizing a closet or cleaning out the basement. If you
don't have this option (perhaps your parents can't afford to pay
you), I am sure there are other people in the neighborhood whom you
could approach. In this day and age, people work outside of the home,
and many times all those little odds and ends around the house don't
seem to get done. They would probably be delighted to pay someone
like you to rake their leaves or clean their garages. Good luck!
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
Laura, 37, white female, Baltimore , MD
FURTHER NOTICE 5:
You don't specify exactly what you mean. Do you mean "How
can I get some money?" or "What can I do for fun without any money?"
There are very few ways for an 11-year-old to get money, and most
of them involve living in a safe neighborhood. Some newspapers might
be willing to hire you as a carrier. Try the once-a-week advertising
papers. If you are in the suburbs, you can offer to do yardwork for
neighbors for money, such as raking leaves or mowing lawns. You can
ask your parents for extra jobs for which you could be paid.
If you mean what to do without money, there are plenty of
activities that could lead to a more interesting life - and possibly
even a career - which require only lots of practice. Like sports,
drawing, singing, writing stories, learning to play an instrument
(harmonicas are fairly cheap), juggling, doing magic tricks, baking
(clean up after yourself or they'll never let you do it again),
acting, doing stand-up comedy routines for your friends or family...
For most of these activities, the only instructions you need can be
found in books at your local library.
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
Colette, former kid with no money
<inkwolf@earthlink.net>,
Seymour, WI
FURTHER NOTICE 6:
Since you are only 11, you really can't go apply for a job
at a business. But if you live in a safe neighborhood and you know
your neighbors, you could do odd jobs for them like mow their lawn,
rake leaves, take out garbage or shovel snow. Also, ask your parents
about getting a weekly allowance for doing chores
POSTED OCT. 26, 1998
Sam, 20
<SMF78@hotmail.com>,
Redford, MI
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