To really dislike the expression "I've worked hard all my life"

[Kendodd]

So what, haven't most people, and what do you expect, to be able to put your feet up all your life.

NeedsA she reminds me of a family member of mine.

But you know, at 26 she has a LOT of living left to do. I thought I had this skill that I'd always be OK as I would find a route around pretty much anything. And I AM resourceful- but it was no match when one, then two, then three of my sons developed disability (autism, 2 at special schools).

And person in my family above has had a brush with her children's health herself and now quite clearly seems to get it; sometimes though people need to live to develop that empathy. And at 25, when you are doing OK and sailing along, can be quite a selfish time.

I am honestly open mouthed at some of the outrageous statements she comes out with,

Made more hurtful by my own children's disabilities apparently my children are the exception to the rule because they don't need gov funding!

And yes I do tell her she's being vile and outrageous

YANBU. Working hard doesn't guarantee a good income or standard of living, and vice versa. It depends so much on what field of work you're in, for example if you followed your dream/talents/skills in an artistic field, or in becoming a teacher or nurse, rather than a barrister, footballer or stockbroker. It also depends on things like physical and mental health, the housing market, caring responsibilities, opportunities which come up, etc. Life just isn't as linear or simple as "work hard --> deserve more and have more".

Please stop whinging about Baby boomers. You absolutely don't know what you are talking about because you weren't born.

Oh and by the way, CP Tart if you're lucky you'll be old one day. What a mean spirited person to deny older people a bit of help in their old age. What goes around comes around...

"You absolutely don't know what you are talking about because you weren't born."

That makes no sense. Can you elaborate? While I would never begrudge an elderly person care or heating, I do think baby boomers have had a pretty good run of it. This story explains it better than I can. I don't have to have been born in the 1940s to have an opinion on baby boomers, either.

www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/nov/06/1948-nhs-pensions-baby-boom

I don't deny any old person a bit of help.....if they need it!

Daisychain01...

Answer to "I've worked hard all my life..."?
How about "What, you mean apart from the time you've spent droning on about it?"

Oh come off it. The baby boomers have had the best of everything. Free health care, amazing pensions, free university education for their kids, early retirement (and 65 is going to be EARLY for the next few generations), and they have ridden the wave of a massive housing boom which has been artificially inflated by low interest rates (which they now all complain about because they want to earn interest on all the savings they have been lucky enough to make).

In my opinion, the baby boomers have bought up all the housing on the cheap and are now selling it off at vastly inflated prices. They are literally cheating the next generation.

YANBU at ALL! This phrase is usually immediately followed by hideous racism, or just general unpleasantness.

It pisses me off because I'm twenty bloody eight and work just as hard as anyone else but will be ninety or already dead by the time I'll be allowed to retire.

And so what if someone hasn't worked hard all their life? They had a year off to travel, or they had enough money to spend some time not working, or they are unable to work, or unemployed? Everyone is a valid human being, regardless of the "hardworking" cliche which politicians bang on about. Especially "hardworking families" as if anyone who's single/retired/unemployed/childless isn't a valid member of the community. What's wrong with working a moderate amount, or not at all if circumstances dictate or you can afford it? Why the Daily Fail religion of being "hardworking"?

It's the 'if you can afford it' bit, hunreeeal.

That's where the truth of the screech of 'I pay my taxes' becomes justified. Some people (some) afford not to work because some other people pay taxes to support that.

That's a Daily Fail staple moan with the kernel of truth that makes their whinging justified. Blech!