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People have been saying this since time immemorial. I'd look up the quote from Socrates or Plato (can't remember which one right now), but I'm feeling kind of lazy. I've posted it before.
I really am tired of hearing how awful and ungrateful today's kids are. They are apparently rude, self-absorbed, and egotistical.
Well I completely disagree. I think there are many wonderful caring kids out there, and I think they should be celebrated instead of continually criticized and belittled.
Ever hear the 1% theory? It a old mother adivce;the 1% your mother wanred you about. its gotten too high tot he point that parents are afrsi to expose their children to a large per centage of other kids and socierty i general. Its also why are prison system is over capacity.
The teen-agers that I know now - mostly my son and his friends - are FAR more focused on their future than I ever was. I don't know if it's the suburb we live in or the fact that they are dedicated (OCD) about their sport of choice.
They are more self-disciplined and they just plain work harder than I did in high school.
I think perhaps because I didn't have a sport or any 'focus' in high school . . I went a little wild. I still kept good grades but I wasn't really much involved with my school. Mainly I was out doing things I shouldn't!
My son is a swimmer and gets up at 5:00 am every SUMMER MORNING to go to practice. They all do. No WAY would I have done that at age 16. They seem to enjoy it - and will go out for breakfast after, etc. But his day is basically done when mine is just starting.
On the flip side - some of these highly driven kids need to let their hair down and have some fun! I worry that he is missing out on just plain being a silly teen-ager and doing silly teen-age things.
There's still time.
So I think there are a lot of great kids out there today. And I think every generation says the same thing . . 'these kids today . . . "
I really don't know any "bad" kids, to be honest. I mean, there is the usual variety of personalities. Same with adults, though....I know plenty of adults I don't care for.
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I love teenagers. They're so full of life, so passionate. They feel the world is theirs to explore. It's great to hear their opinions of the world as they enter it.
I really don't know any "bad" kids, to be honest. I mean, there is the usual variety of personalities. Same with adults, though....I know plenty of adults I don't care for.
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I love teenagers. They're so full of life, so passionate. They feel the world is theirs to explore. It's great to hear their opinions of the world as they enter it.
Well, statistically, teenagers today are better behaved than teenagers were 30-40 years ago. Drug, abortion, pregnancy rates, sexual activity and alcohol usage have fallen among teenagers since then.
I don't think there are any more "bad/trouble" kids today than there ever were. With today's media coverage, we just hear more about them. I also agree with posters who have mentioned the irony of each generation saying, "In MY day, kids wouldn't have DARED..........." I've said it myself. LOL That's not true though. In every generation, kids "dared" to do things they were not supposed to do.
I was taking care of a 73 year old man who was one of those guys who was flat out honest about his generation. He said, "Kids are no worse today than they were in MY day. You hear people talking about how many kids these days are substance abusers. Hell, there were just as many substance abusers in MY day. The only difference is that we were abusing different substances. We used to spend a fortune on cough syrups, got booze anywhere we could, got into our mothers' diet pills. There were a whole lot of substances that are illegal nowadays that you could buy in the store in them days!"
There are some really special kids out there. Meeting them can make my day!
Most of them, however, would fall into the clueless no manners variety. They're not necessarily bad (though I do meet juvee kids, too). But they haven't been taught NOT to be self-absorbed or to be respectful. I don't blame them. I blame the parents.
There are some really special kids out there. Meeting them can make my day!
Most of them, however, would fall into the clueless no manners variety. They're not necessarily bad (though I do meet juvee kids, too). But they haven't been taught NOT to be self-absorbed or to be respectful. I don't blame them. I blame the parents.
Honestly, it breaks my heart that people are/were shocked at how polite my kids are/were. "Oh my GOSH, your children are SO polite"...umm aren't they SUPPOSE to be?
I agree with you. When I look at my grown child I think of how much more she's had to bear than I did. She is mature, responsible, into political matters, aware of the world around here and suffering through the financial crises with no job.
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