Introduction - Before the Search

Today's youth of disrespect toward the elderly;

I first became interested in this topic when I started talking back to my mother. When i told my mother ''no I'll do it later'', i felt like i was wrong. I was raised differently from the rest of my other family members. I was never the type to say no when I was told to do something. I was the one that my family members could depend on. If someone wanted a job or just a favor done correctly,my Elder family members would depend on me. Mainly I seen the disrespect occuring after my Grandfather died.( In my family) My family was raised on discipline and respect. My grandfather used discipline to gain the respect of his children. If someone was to do something wrong you would know what is the outcome of that. A beating that you could remember,and you would know what you did was wrong. My Grandfather put the fear in you just by looking at you. That look, you knew what was about to happen and tears would just burst out. Screaming please dont whip me, i would never do it again. Compared to todays generation if a child was to cry, the parent would do/give them something so they would stop. In the old days after a whipping they would just let you cry until you fell asleep. The parent have to always be in control, always leting you know im not your friend im an adult and you will respect me. Today's generation It's kids having kids, the parent are always doing something to make the child happy.
I did a little survey, asking my elder family members questions about the disrespect toward the elderly.''There are many kinds of disrespect'' said by one of my uncles. One of his examples was that the children calling there family members by there name and not there respectful name. Even with me I call only one of my uncles by there first name, an that could be considered disrespectful. Every body else, Uncle or Aunt and i believe its that way because I treat them as my Aunts or Uncles. I say what's up Emmanual instead of uncle Emmanual. (Why) I treat him as a best friend and it should not be like that.
I asked another family member, ''Has the respect for the elderly people changed?'' The statement I recieved back was ''OH Yea big time'' there are kids today who just seems not to care about any thing.