I can agree on the fact that most people will blame only the parents. I think its like you listed. Theres more to blame then just shotty parenting. I also believe some parents/teachers have just given up. Seeing the way my step sister treats my parents appauls me. They ask her to clean her room, or do something to help out around the house and you'd swear it was the end of the world. Just yesterday they asked her to vaccum since she does nothing but sleep and text all day and once in a great while she wont call in sick to work and go. She refused to vaccum told them it sucked so she wouldnt do it. So they turned off her phone. Lets just say my sister hasnt been heard from since yesterday morning. She like to pout n runaway when she dosent get her way. I'd say kids these days may be harder to deal with but thats no reason to just give up on them. You just have to evolve with them try different methods etc.

 

I had a discussion/argument not too long ago with one of my buddies that was a huge Oboma lover. Anyway a part of our disscussion was the economy. What most people fail to realize is that CHANGE takes time. Its the same concept you're saying. You can't just promise change and make it happen at the snap of a finger it takes time.

 

The traffic was horrible this year with no police direction. Its basically like this X amount of enterances and exits. cars that are parked along the side of one lot have to wait for hours for those that were in good spots to go by. Basically if your waiting to get in that line to leave you flip on ur blinker and hope someones nice enough to let you in. There lies the problem, not many give a flying you know what about others and just want out of there. Well I did just that flipped on my blinker and waited. about 30 cars later someone stopped to let me in. When I hear something behing me burning tires I look back to see a high school kid in a grand prix flying out from behind me almost hitting out Taurus to launch in front of me and take the spot i was suppose to bea ble to get in. Well 2 cars past and must have seen what happen because they waited to let me in as the line drew closer to the street I stopped and let 4 cars with their headlights and blinkers on go in front of me. Without the cops its basically hit and miss because you have to fend for yourself or hope someones nice enough to help you get out by letting you get in the line.

 

like the lady that was 25 was such a better driver? Thats what I mean people now days just have rude comments that are better kept to themselves yet they say them anyway.

 

This is true. There has always been some form of disrespect, I think its just become more public now than in the past.
-I always laugh since every year since I'm moved home my grandma says a sign of the end of the times is children having no respect for their elders. Shes been saying it since about 09 gotta love her though lol

 

idiot overboard!! Sadly our location for fireworks makes it so you have to be in one of the four surrounding parking lots to really enjoy them. I'm contemplating going to a different town to watch them next year. Which means no drinking wait maybe I can con the fiance into driving lol

 

We didnt have to go see any fireworks displays last night....Our neighborhood was full of them....They just changed the law here in michigan about certain class fireworks for personal use...However, we generally go to the wyandotte fireworks on a friends boat. (They shoot them off of a small island) off the pointe of grosse isle....


As far as the kids today..There out of control...

I was raised with discipline and respect for your elders as well as others belongings,vehicles etc....When you did something wrong...you got the belt,strap etc....and you were grounded!

These kids nowadays dont realize how good they have it...because they have no discipline at home or at schools...Even when I was in school...you misbehaved and you got the paddle! THATS RIGHT YOU GOT THE PADDLE!

AND a note went out from school informing your parents what you did!!!
also parents went to parent teacher confrences...and belonged to whaT was then the PTA...(DO THEY STILL HAVE THAT ANYMORE?) .It just appauls me to see good kids gone bad....
Use to be you had an issue with another kid...It was a fist fight after school. and it was over with.. Now a days kids as young as 9 yrs old now bring loaded guns to school....

WHATS THIS WORLD COMEING TOO????????????????????

 

I would like to see a teacher or principal paddle a kid now a days. He or she would probably get the death penalty. Now we have to be nice to everyone. everyone wins and nobody is told no. I have worked with the public on many levels for years and it seems like now all you have to do is tell someone no and you are being rude or a jerk. Here is an example, i was working a festival last year and doing a contest. I told a teen that they couldnt be in the current contest because we had all of our contestants about 5 minutes later the Mom came over to me yelling and screaming about how I'm not gonna do that to here kid and that i need a lesson in manners and on and on. Like I woke up that day to hurt her kids feelings. I just let it go. She'll have to answer for it someday.

 

Thats the sad part. Trying to disapline your child is now looked at as abuse. The first time ym step sister got sent away she lied and lied to the counsulers about her home life. Which led to them telling her if anythings wrong call child services. Her mom went to belt her butt one day for something she did wrong and she had her phone in hand with them being #1 on speed dial. Thats when all control and hope was lost for her. She works at hardees mayb 2-3 days a week gets straight Fs and next year when shes suppose to graduate she wont. Shes being kicked out since she does no help work at home. When shes not working shes usually in bed all day texting and watching Jersey shore pretty sad maybe once a week she'll hang out with a friend.

 

Not quite a paddling, but right here buddy....

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