Ripped Jeans
July 5, 2016
When young, I wore jeans almost every day. If I happened to rip my jeans, I would get in trouble with my mother. As a kid, playing in jeans with ripped out knees was not practical — the holes would catch on everything and become a real safety hazard. Hard to climb trees and build forts with ripped out knees. To prevent further rippage and promote safety, my mother would always stop her complaining and stitch and mend them. If they could not be fixed, they became my summer shorts — jean cut-offs.
So I must confess, I’m puzzled why the younger generation insists on wearing jeans with ripped out knees. Buying a new pair of jeans in a defective form just does not makes sense to me. I must be getting old and out of fashion.
Having two children in their mid-twenties has exposed me to what I consider irrational ripped jean behaviour. However, I try to be accepting of the changing ways and have decided to bite my tongue and say nothing. With the formation of EFC’s YPN group and my interaction with even more of these fine individuals, it has made me realize that we need to concentrate on the important stuff and not worry about the idiosyncrasies of the Millennials.
So the YPN group is making me a changed man. Recently, when wishing my daughter a good morning, I also stated, “Those new jeans look great on you. They really show off your knee caps beautifully.”
Who says you can’t teach an old dog, new tricks.
Read more in CEW from Jim Taggart:
– We Need to Engage More Women in the Industry. Me included
– Not Your Typical Industry Association
– Breaking Through the Age Barrier
– Amazon: Friend, Foe or Frenemy?
– Electrical Industry – Mergers and Acquisition
– Understanding and Responding to Disparity
Profile: Jim Taggart: A Steady Hand, A Stellar Career
Jim Taggart is President, Electro-Federation Canada.
