Posted by redtom on July 23, 2011 at 08:14:03 from (97.84.167.13):
At the risk of sounding like an old crabby fogey what is up with kids today? the kids driving tractors post got me thinking. My 10 yr old son has a friend over for the night last night, nice enough kid, decent parents. "Make yourself at home"... they played outside some. He proceeds to help himself to beverages, thats fine. Eventually drinks every one of them. Have some snacks... eventually eats 4-5 bags. They watch a movie then at 1:30 am my son nods off and the kid gets on the video game. I said do you stay up late at home? Yeah as late as I want. I said in a few minutes turn it off. We're all in bed he's laughing and ranting at the game his voice at full volume. So in a half hour I tell him to finsh up. In the end he's on it til 3am! I know kids need to have fun and let their hair down and summer is usually the time. But I was raised that when you were a house guest you respected your hosts. Last year (when he was 9) I took him to a friends house for a sleep over. When the kid answered the door I said your mom home.. nope. Your dad home?... nope. Who's home? Just me! These are prominent people, he's a reknown surgeon and she "just MUST help him with his practice". They live in $400k + house. I stayed til the mom got there. I know for some folks both parents working is a necessity but what is with not giving kids ANY structure. I always got up in the morning even if it was to play. I went with him to camp for three days with the school. I never saw so many neurotic, hypchondriac, kids that were unable to cope with life's daily activities. Most of my daughters classmates sleep til noon or 2 pm. My 16 yr daughter had a boy from her class over a few times, thought she liked him. He freaked out and dumped her because "we sit together as family to eat supper and pray first." And thats weird! And he's the same faith!! At spring break most of her classmates (girls) posted what I would call PG-13 pics of themselves on family trips, clothed, but barely, (all from a Christian school!!). I'm not down on kids in general but what is happening. I suppose I sound like "Crabby old Mr. Redtom, the jerk". Whew,rant over.
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