Stasher1 Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 on the flip side i cant waIT to get old and develop that "get off my lawn" mentality. ;D Who are you calling old? ;D My wife, 3 year old and I went to the mall today. My son wouldn't hold my hand and as he jerked away he stomped his foot and said "NO!" I grabbed his wrist and he tried pulling away again and said "NO!" What did I do? Lets just say he didn't say "NO" for the rest of the day. In fact, he quickly became the perfect little angel. It will be a cold day in hell before I let my kids talk/treat me or anyone with disrespect. I know they won't grow up perfect but I guarantee they'll be gentleman while in my presence. X2 Quote
brushhoggin Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 the little dude probably just got done watching a james dean flick. he'll be over it when he gets a lady to soften him up ;D Quote
OHIO Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 There are a lot of kids who act like idiots, but there are a lot who don't, myself being one of them. I really dislike a lot of people and kids that act like this are at the top of my list. You should have said, "Wow, I bet your parents are proud of you." Quote
done Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 OMG, a teenager said something disrespectful! The sky is falling, LOL. Uhhhh, that's been happening since teenagers were invented. Eventually they say the wrong thing to the wrong person, and the internal filter called maturity kicks in. immaturity in teens is normal but that level if disrespect is not, at least where I came from. In the small town I grew up in though everyone knew everyone. If i had done that, if the guy at the store did not smack me, he would have known who I was and would have called my dad, personally, I would have preferred the guy at the store smacking me. Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 OMG, a teenager said something disrespectful! The sky is falling, LOL. Uhhhh, that's been happening since teenagers were invented. Eventually they say the wrong thing to the wrong person, and the internal filter called maturity kicks in. immaturity in teens is normal but that level if disrespect is not, at least where I came from. In the small town I grew up in though everyone knew everyone. If i had done that, if the guy at the store did not smack me, he would have known who I was and would have called my dad, personally, I would have preferred the guy at the store smacking me. Same Here! I would've been looking forward to a little "Off the Wall Counseling" as soon as I got home. Quote
grampa1114 Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Well...I guess we can't beat them into submission anymore so...maybe we should teach by example...just a thought. Quote
Super User BrianinMD Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 Normal generation things, back when people who start talking about "whats wrong with kids today" were kids themselves their parents said the same things. Only difference is with the internet you hear about so many more things in the daily news it makes it seem like its more rampant. Quote
GrundleLove Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Went to the grocery store this afternoon. Now mind you I live in a fairly nice neighborhood, honestly never expect anything like this to happen here. I'm driving into the parking lot and I see a skateboard roll in front of me. I stop, and a 2nd kid (about 13-14 years old) rolls by on his board to retrieve the board for his pal. As he rolls by, he flips me the bird. I was about to park, so as I do and get out, the kid walks by me and I ask him, 'dude, why'd you flip me off when I stopped for you?' he responds 'because I thought you were gonna run me over, a hole'....a hole?! 'yeah, and if you expect an apology, this is what I think of apologizing to you'....The kid then spits on the concrete in front of me! It took quite a bit not to say anything else to the kid, instead I just walked away....bewildered, ticked, thinking, did this really just happen? That's when you grab his skateboard out of his hand, and smash it in front of him. Game.Set.Match. You. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 Some kids are a-holes , some kids are angels , which were you ? Quote
Super User Alpster Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 Look at it from another perspective, our kids will compete with his kind in the marketplace of life. It almost becomes comforting when you think about it. Ronnie Quote
Mr SwimJig Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Kids now a days I believe act accordingly to with what they see on tv and video games now a days. I also believe kids behave the way they are raised and if the parents don't play a very active role in their life the kids can become out of control. Parents have to be very active in their children's life's and activities. SJ Quote
WanderLust Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Some kids are a-holes , some kids are angels , which were you ? LOL - indeed. Out of all Society's trappings, the sense of entitlement that someone people display is the worst for me. You want something? Earn it. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 You guys should check out the Big Brothers program, if you really want to do something other than complain about kids these days. It's a great program with great benefits to both adults and kids. Quote
WanderLust Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 You guys should check out the Big Brothers program, if you really want to do something other than complain about kids these days. It's a great program with great benefits to both adults and kids. Or better yet, take them fishing! Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 Some kids are a-holes , some kids are angels , which were you ? LOL - indeed. Out of all Society's trappings, the sense of entitlement that someone people display is the worst for me. You want something? Earn it. I work at the welfare office. I'll see your "sense of entitlement" and raise it tenfold. ;D Robert, you sir have more restraint than I... Quote
Sfritr Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 scenerio 1. I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they posess inside........... Scenerio 2. Grab board from kid, run over board with truck. (much more gratifying ) Scenerio 3. go into store, buy big gulp 64oz or better, drive by kid again in lot and chuck it on his head. A Drive By Gulping..... (also gratifying ) ;D Quote
Luke at Gouldsboro Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 kids today have no respect. My neice who's 10 knows more dirty words than I did at 14, and that was in 1994. She knows a lot more than a 10 year old really should. I think our country will be screwed in 30-50 years. The children are our future, well, we are screwed. Quote
GTrombly Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 We're gonna end up like Wall-E or Idiocracy... Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted March 14, 2011 Author Super User Posted March 14, 2011 Look at it from another perspective, our kids will compete with his kind in the marketplace of life. It almost becomes comforting when you think about it. Ronnie Well said Ronnie. Well said. Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 kids today have no respect. My neice who's 10 knows more dirty words than I did at 14, and that was in 1994. She knows a lot more than a 10 year old really should. I think our country will be screwed in 30-50 years. The children are our future, well, we are screwed. oh no, not dirty words! Quote
Captain Obvious Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Coming from a 20yr old perspective ( To some that still might be a "kid" but lets just say young adult) will say that there are more jerks in my generation then there are nice kids. Quote
Triton21 Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 My Grandfather always said "There is a direct line from the Butt and the Brain". I raised my son with the same philosophy and never had to bail him out of jail. He is now 42 and has raised a fine son and daughter with the same philosophy. Makes me proud. Kelley Quote
Nibbles Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I'm banking on the fact that there are so many spoiled underachieving kids with massive senses of entitlement these days. It'll make finding a good job so much easier if I'm competing with those schmucks. Plus I won't have to worry as much about losing my job to someone younger if these kinds of kids are gonna comprise a significant portion of the applicant pool. Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted March 14, 2011 Super User Posted March 14, 2011 I was quite the mouthy little bast*rd when I was young, but even then there were lines I wouldn't cross. These kids skateboarded way past that line... About four years ago I had a run in with a 14 year old wannabe gangster in my neighborhood. Apparently they teach law in middle school as this this little peckerhead knew what buttons to push to try and get me to hit him (I didn't) Two nights later we came home to find the side of our house spray painted with the same "gang logo" this little a- hole had posted all over his My Space page. A real criminal genius. I told the cops that if they didn't find the kid, I would. I don't know what happened after that, but that kid and his friends avoided my street like it was filled with alligators. The family got tossed out of their house about a year later, he's someone else's problem now... Quote
FordNFishinLover Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 You can't blame the kids. Its the parents.... Quote
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