“Sell off this junk. Buy some decent things.” My son is visiting us for Christmas.
“The income from this store took care of your college education. Now my health does not permit running it.”
“I’m a brand new person after college. Renewal is the name of the game. You need to change the scene around here.”
My wife and I looked at each other. Yes, it was time for us to hand it over to the next generation.
“For sure, we’ll be glad to be called a startup founder’s parents. You can shed old baggage of being a shopkeeper’s son.”
Ah, so now the son becomes the shopkeeper. I wonder if he can make it as successful as his parents.
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They never know what lies ahead 😂
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It has to hurt the parents just a little bit to have their son reject their tried and true ways; yet it is impossible to ignore that times are changing. I’m glad he’s willing to stay near them in their golden years.
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You summarised it so well.
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Thank you ❤
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Nicely done Reena!
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Thanks a ton!
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Generational expectations can be so confounding. Fun story, well done, Reena.
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Thank you so much, Bill!
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Son is spoiled and entitled. He has little respect for the work his parents did to educate him. A sad, but not unusual, story.
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True that. Thank you, Linda!
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I don’t like him.
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Father or son? 🙂
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Son.
He is so quick to shed the past, his-history.
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I agree with Liz. There’s nothing wrong with running a shop. Shame on him. A story well told.
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Thank you, Alicia! I wonder why people can’t take pride in their journey.
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They shouldn’t encourage him to be ashamed of being a shopkeeper’s son.
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You are so right
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Plus ca change
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Yeah… I missed that ☺️
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