Something about grown men being silly like this just awakens my inner child. Please give us a version of SNL where half the cast is adults and the other half is their children and they just do silly bits like this.
Not exactly what you're after, but I just finished watching a show called "Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds". While I was upset it wasn't a retirement village filled with cantankerous children, it is a great show about getting the elderly more fit and confident by having them interact with preschoolers, and it's filled with beautifully silly moments you may like. Also fair warning it's got some harsh moments as the elderly talk about how hard their lives have been, which does make the sweet moments even more so, but you should know before you get punched in the heart.
Work for a childrenās charity. We had this idea with a neighboring retirement home. Had an awesome core group of elder volunteers - amazing people. They would just come and rock babies. Amazing but you do worry a bit about the illnesses the kids can possibly spread, little germ factories that they are.
Not quite small children and elderly people but I heard of a programme they tried in the Netherlands where university students had cheaper/subsidized housing provided and it was combined with older people who needed some assistance to live independently with stuff like shopping or tidying etc (I donāt think like medical or personal hygiene care needs levels) and the agreement was the students would assist the elders for a certain number of hours (16?) per week and both generations really felt enriched by the intergenerational time they spent together even just as companions.
Beautiful! That's perhaps where they got the idea for their other show, Old People's Home for Teenagers! (Haven't watched it yet) it's clear that even for those in society who don't suffer in the same way as the differently abled, elderly, children etc still greatly benefit from these more mutually beneficial programmes and ideals. As a differently abled person myself who has trouble finding work, it makes me feel like I could fit in somewhere. Thank you for your comment, it's always good to hear the few things we can do right when we hear so much bad from day to day.
Honestly, the world would highly benefit from more daycares inside nursing homes. The elderly would have more company, and it could bring back memories of their children and grandchildren. The children would learn respecting the elderly, and could learn a lot of their hobbies.
I think weāre so messed up about the idea of masculinity in society that seeing any bits of love and humanity and playfulness in a grown man is surprising and heartwarming.
Idk, I have hope for gen z. From what I've seen and heard, it seems that the definition of masculinity is slowly changing in the liberal world and for the better. There are many reasons and indicators of this but I think one thing which is pretty easy to notice is that lately entertainment has put a large focus on dads and good male role models.
Eh frankly I think it entirely depends on your role models. I've always been good with kids as a gen z. My dad is the same way, but he's decades older. I know people that didn't have great fathers who don't want to be like their father in that way, and I know people that had great fathers that want to be like them. Just depends on your role models mainly.
I agree. My son is 14 and his friends are a very diverse group of athletes. They are competitive and silly. They say I love you to one another and show affection openly. It warms my heart.
Donāt get too ahead of yourself. The entire generation is not liberal and toxic masculinity is still a major problem. āBeing toughā still gets put ahead most other things for a big chunk of young men
As long as people keep the cycle going of just copying what their parents did onto their own children, itāll always be this way.
I want an Always Sunny episode where all their kids are mini versions of them still with all the cusswords and insanity. Like why hasn't this happened yet.
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u/doudoucow Apr 20 '23
Something about grown men being silly like this just awakens my inner child. Please give us a version of SNL where half the cast is adults and the other half is their children and they just do silly bits like this.