Therefore, are not seen as admirable wise people. Their knowledge is perceived as bothersome. Grandparents are not allowed to voice their opinions because as the speaker of the poem says, they are seen as old fashioned. I wonder if people realize that one day they too will be old. Their children will also feel free to place them in a nursing home because this is what they have learned.
American people feel that elders have nothing good to say because they are old fashioned.
Why can't they listen to this old bird. According to some people, times have changed and thus experiences of older generations have no value. Grandparents try to tell their children to listen to them. There are some things that never change. Unfortunately, there efforts are rewarded with placement in a nursing home.