The Post Office sells stamps?

Another Father's Day, another opportunity for dads everywhere to fake-read overpriced Hallmark cards, pretend to like useless gifts and impart countless words of wisdom to their temporarily obedient children. It's the one day of the year where dads can turn any conversation into a remake of the old "I love you, man" Bud Light commercials and no one minds.\nThere is one such piece of fatherly advice that just doesn't make a bit of sense, however: "You kids today don't know how easy you have it! Why, when I was your age ... (place exaggerated childhood tragedy here)."\nKids have been blamed for having it easy forever. It's time to just face it, dads -- your son didn't invent the computer. Sorry, but you just can't hold him responsible for every new piece of technology Sony spits out.\nGranted, kids do have it made in the shade these days, but we all do. One-stop shopping is so convenient that earlier this year my roommate didn't even know they sold stamps at the post office -- honestly. He was so used to buying them at other places he actually had to ask me (a question immediately followed by the most confused facial expression I've ever made).\nAnd don't think for a second that dad's childhood was any more difficult for him than it was for you, relative to his time. The next time dad tries to pull this one on you, just respond, "Yeah? Well you don't know how easy you had it compared to grandpa!"\nKids have it easy in general, no matter what generation. It's not like dad had some horrible childhood just because today's technology wasn't around yet. That would be ridiculous. I find it difficult to picture my dad sitting around playing a friendly round of jacks, bored to tears and thinking, "Man, I wish they'd come out with video games already! This sucks!" Just like it's hard to imagine his dad before him waiting by the stove for popcorn, thinking "When are they supposed to invent this microwave thing? The 70s? Those kids I'll have in 20 years are going to have it so easy! I better remember to yell at them for this someday ... "\nAs little sense as it makes, I'll admit I'm looking forward to badgering my own kids, but only if they have things I really did used to want like hovercrafts, teleports, etc. \nMy worst fear? That World War III breaks out and we wipe out technology and turn into savages again -- what am I going to do, blame my kids for that, too?\n"You know son, you kids today don't know how tough you got it! Why when I was your age, I didn't do a damn thing! We had these things called cell phones, you could talk to anyone in the world with the press of a button! Man, you really missed out there, that's too bad. Now go finish cleaning that raccoon and we'll have us a nice Thanksgiving"