I never lived in Mr. Rogers neighborhood

There is a whole generation of kids who grew up in his neighborhood and now they all think they are special. Kids today believe they are entitled. They all drive new cars at 16, have cell phones and computers at 12 and the worst part is they feel they are entitled to them. The list to their entitlements goes on and on. The only thing my generation is entitled to is a life long of indebtedness, a week dollar, no future Social Security and a never ending war.
If I had known that the success of my golden years would have depended on a generation of so called "special ones" I would have been picketing Mr. Roger's neighborhood long ago. My message would have been "If you want to be special you'll have to prove it. No one owes you anything, now get to work".
Mr. Rogers spent years telling little Johnny and little Susie he liked them just the way they were, he should have been telling them there is a lot of room for improvement. I know! I know! If I had kids I would feel different. Well I don't have kids, never wanted kids and yes you can call me self centered. I've always thought of myself as a little different, neither in a good or bad kind of way just a different kind of apple. Not an apple who thinks he is entitled to be setting on Mr. Rogers desk, not a special apple, just an apple who's a little different from the rest.