Buttercups & Burlap

What do you think the biggest cultural differences are between your generation and your parents’ generation?

Freedom. I think that although my parents –who are baby boomers– had a relatively easy time compared to their own parents. My parents saw some pretty incredible cultural revolutions, however, they only went so far. I think subsequent generations and my own push the envelope a lot more and here we are! However, many things are being reversed, take a look at the news. The level of self-expression is mind boggling and a lot more people are living their truest and best lives; something that people of my parents; generation never had the chance to do. That being said, there is still much of the same institutionalized and systemic injustice which traps many sections of the population.

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Do you use coupons?

Not really in the traditional sense of cutting them out of a flier and giving them to the cashier at checkout. If there are sales nowadays they are automatically accounted for at the time of purchase. However, if I do have a rewards card I use it; or if I’m ordering online and they have a discount code on the banner of the site or have emailed it or texted it to me – I will use it. I always used to look through the fliers as a little kid and pull out things and when we went to Costco I would hold on to the coupon sheet they gave us at the door to see if there was something new we would or could get. But we often didn’t need what was featured in those coupons anyways. 

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There is a strong current trend among kids to read comic books or graphic novels instead of regular books. What do you think about that?

I think that it would be great if they were reading “regular novels” but as long as they are off of screens I am happy about it. Far too many of them are what I call, phone zombies who struggle to connect socially and emotionally with others. Sometimes comic books and graphic novels make other pieces of literature more accessible to kids, for example you can get graphic novel versions of Shakespeare’s plays. I’d like to consider comic books and graphic novels as a “gateway” to other books. Some of them are actually very long and detailed so kids are actually reading quite a bit when they choose comic books and graphic novels. Ultimately, they are just a different form of literature or genre –they are still books. and the kids are still reading, which is the most important part.

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Have you ever snooped in a friend’s or partner’s house?

I have never snooped in their house but  I have snooped in their phone and I’m ashamed to say it. I was just coming out of a long-term relationship and I was very blindsided by the breakup so I was just being over cautious and suspicious. Ultimately it was wrong and I really shouldn’t try and justify it. I’ve also been cheated on in the past and sadly I found out that I was the other person in another relationship. Anyways, I looked at the text between one of my boyfriends and his ex-girlfriend. I was shocked to see that they had had recent communication but nothing concerning at least from what was indicated by the messages that were present or hadn’t been deleted. I don’t like when people touch my stuff, my mom was a big snoop so that really bugs me so I don’t know why I would do it to somebody else.

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