My stepfather (who moved in when I was 10, in 1979) used to say to me that I was book smart; but he was going to teach me to be street smart. He was a Korean war vet born in 1934. He brought his father to live with us, who had emigrated to the US from Italy when he was 2, in 1899. These were the male role models I had. Their attitude…
My stepfather (who moved in when I was 10, in 1979) used to say to me that I was book smart; but he was going to teach me to be street smart. He was a Korean war vet born in 1934. He brought his father to live with us, who had emigrated to the US from Italy when he was 2, in 1899. These were the male role models I had. Their attitudes had no resemblance to the BS today.
The broken noses and such I could probably have done without, but there was no question that the other lessons were valuable. Dealing with people you don't like or disagree with on a cordial basis is a great skill and necessary for peace between humanity. We don't always get our way and there is a point where trying to get that is self-defeating. Compromise for peace. But the same generations you identify mostly have no idea of what war is and what it does to their cozy lives.
My stepfather (who moved in when I was 10, in 1979) used to say to me that I was book smart; but he was going to teach me to be street smart. He was a Korean war vet born in 1934. He brought his father to live with us, who had emigrated to the US from Italy when he was 2, in 1899. These were the male role models I had. Their attitudes had no resemblance to the BS today.
The broken noses and such I could probably have done without, but there was no question that the other lessons were valuable. Dealing with people you don't like or disagree with on a cordial basis is a great skill and necessary for peace between humanity. We don't always get our way and there is a point where trying to get that is self-defeating. Compromise for peace. But the same generations you identify mostly have no idea of what war is and what it does to their cozy lives.