Dear Punkus,
What’s wrong with today’s younger generation (and I include you in this group)? They don’t seem to realize that you get out of life what you put into it! They still expect to be treated as the dependent babies they once were. They asked for and took gifts from their parents without the need to say “please” or “thank you.”. But when they passed their teenage years, they had an obligation to recognize the help they received from others. Unfortunately, too many of today’s youth feel no compunction at ignoring these basic social niceties. Instead, they blame others for “abandoning” them in times of trouble or of not “loving” them—as my youngest son has a habit of saying to his parents!
Usually, however, it is the young who have abandoned their elders! In my case, Punkus, I have not abandoned you, as you so thoughtlessly charged! I am not the one who stopped writing letters or sending pictures. I am not the one who ignored, without appreciation, gifts freely given. I still don’t know whether you received any of my recent gifts. A simple acknowledgement that they arrived in your hands safely would cost you little , but would go a long way to ease my mind about your current well being.
Am I being unfair to blame you for a lack of social civility at a time when you are going through so much stress in your personal life? I don’t think so! If this is how you treat a former lover and one who is now trying to be a friend, I can’t imagine how badly you must treat others on the periphery of your life!
I am enclosing a SASE with a card which I trust you will complete and return.
Sincerely,
