…and Furthermore… Remember when we used to type letters to express our dissatisfaction?

Is hitting the send button as powerful as slamming a typewriter carriage? One generation thinks not!

It’s no secret that there are two or three generations of people who are suffering from symptoms of anxiety that has reached epidemic levels.

We’ve all seen the memes and posts comparing Gen Zers and Millennials to the older Gen Xers and Baby Boomers and the younger generations usually get the short end of the stick.

Generation shaming is an easy way out, and it’s also a bit unfair, mainly because they are the kids and grandchildren that many of us Boomers and Xers have raised. Whoops!

However, it is perfectly okay to look at a few things that through no fault of their own, today’s youngsters have missed out on, like typing angry letters on manual typewriters which hits a lot differently than sending angry texts.

Maybe not this old…but you get my point!

I believe that slamming that carriage released negative energy and stress. We were forced to say it with words like, “To whom it may concern,” and “furthermore!” I don’t think my two audult children have ever used those words! Could this be one reasons that teens and young adults hold on to frustrations that add to their feelings of anxiety? Are sending red-faced emojis an effective way of blowing off steam? There’s something about hearing the clack of those typewriter keys, the zip of the carriage return and that ding that accompanied it that many of us could use today.

Is this angry enough?

It’s a fact that releasing stress can give the body and the mind a state of balance, and that plays a role in easing anxiety by:

Calming the nervous symptom

Improving mood and sleep

Providing a sense of control

Some helpful stress-relieving activities include exercise, meditation, and spending time in nature.

None of my research says anything about banging out a letter on an old typewriter, but it certainly couldn’t hurt.

Maybe all of us of a certain age should search our attics or local garage sales for an old manual machine and allow the Zers and Millennials to go at it. I’ve written a template for them.

Dear Mom and Dad, Sir or Madam:

It has come to our attention that we are out of oatmilk and to top it off, someone has changed the Wi-fi code. This is unacceptable, and furthermore, unfair to those of us who currently occupy your home rent free.

I expect these grievances to be resolved in a timely fashion, which in my opinion is before COB! (whatever that means)

CLACK CLACK DING! (SFX)

Best Regards,

Gen Zers, Metro and Arya (or insert your own cool name here)