I raised you better than that!....kids > UGH!

[C3C7NIC]

Do you have adult kids that you wonder WTH they are thinking?


Times have changed, I was driven to make my parents proud and "Do right my them". I was devastated with the "I am disappointed in you!" glare.

Kids these days simply don't GAS.

[outrunm]

Not there quite yet but it's coming I know.

[bsmith]

Who cares about parental approval when you have thousands of peer "followers"?

[BOTY]

Not yet, fingers crossed.

[FX VETTE]

Millennials

[simpleman68]

Originally Posted by bsmith

Who cares about parental approval when you have thousands of peer "followers"?

And children have been "elevated" to adult status by the media.
One of the reasons I disliked shows like the Simpsons, even though I was virtually alone in that camp.

They show kids talking smack to their parents and in the following years that trend continued in many movies; the precocious child that knows better than any adult.

How about "are you smarter than a 5th grader?"

All appears cute on the outside until the results rear their ugly heads.

One of the reasons we don't watch tv and are very picky with what movies/cartoons our kids watch.
We also expect them to address adults with "Mr. or Mrs."
Scott

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by simpleman68

And children have been "elevated" to adult status by the media.
One of the reasons I disliked shows like the Simpsons, even though I was virtually alone in that camp.

They show kids talking smack to their parents and in the following years that trend continued in many movies; the precocious child that knows better than any adult.

How about "are you smarter than a 5th grader?"

All appears cute on the outside until the results rear their ugly heads.

One of the reasons we don't watch tv and are very picky with what movies/cartoons our kids watch.
We also expect them to address adults with "Mr. or Mrs."
Scott

Both of my kids are very respectful, they learned that by example. My son will get up from his seat at a restaurant to open a door for an older couple, good kid. I help older folks load their groceries and put them in their car at grocery stores. Learn by example, pretty easy concept.

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Both of my kids are very respectful, they learned that by example. My son will get up from his seat at a restaurant to open a door for an older couple, good kid. I help older folks load their groceries and put them in their car at grocery stores. Learn by example, pretty easy concept.

Same.

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by Rikki Z-06

Same.

Common courtesy is not always so common.

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Common courtesy is not always so common.

^^^^

[RMVette]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Common courtesy is not always so common.

Same as common sense.

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by bsmith

Who cares about parental approval when you can get
high and forget about ones flaws.

fixt

[C3C7NIC]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Both of my kids are very respectful, they learned that by example. My son will get up from his seat at a restaurant to open a door for an older couple, good kid. I help older folks load their groceries and put them in their car at grocery stores. Learn by example, pretty easy concept.

How my boys, as well as I were raised.

Like a switch got flipped and all the years of developing to be self sufficient, respectable, appreciative, responsible, God-centered, selfless individuals went out the window

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by RMVette

Same as common sense.

^^^^

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by C3C7NIC

How my boys, as well as I were raised.

Like a switch got flipped and all the years of developing to be self sufficient, respectable, appreciative, responsible, God-centered, selfless individuals went out the window

Sorry to hear Girly Wirly.

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by C3C7NIC

How my boys, as well as I were raised.

Like a switch got flipped and all the years of developing to be self sufficient, respectable, appreciative, responsible, God-centered, selfless individuals went out the window

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by C3C7NIC

Like a switch got flipped and all the years of developing to be self sufficient, respectable, appreciative, responsible, God-centered, selfless individuals went out the window

The technical term is "puberty."

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

The technical term is "puberty."

Her boys have passed that day by.

[C3C7NIC]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Her boys have passed that day by.

Yep.

Oldest (29) needs an swift kick in the azz, but you can't push the issue > don't want grands to be put in the middle and used as leverage.

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by C3C7NIC

Yep.

Oldest (29) needs an swift kick in the azz, but you can't push the issue > don't want grands to be put in the middle and used as leverage.

Truth, tough situation. I can't imagine the day when I can't put a boot in BD's azz.