You have to wonder about kids.

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marineatbn03

I understand completely. I have a 16 year old that has been spoiled by his mother. He takes my stuff without asking, does nothing around the house, I pay $200 a month for lawn care when there is an able body in the house. Kids today are lazy. I keep telling him that he needs to get a job if he wants to drive, his response? "How am I supposed to get to a job without a car?" My response "Get on that damn bike that hasn't moved in 5 years and peddle your ass there!". I am not looking forward to the day when these kids are running this country....

taythegibs

Imgembo

In defense of young-ens of the world we are not all like that. I am a 24 year old that left home at 18 got a full time job, and a collage degree in 4 years (paid for it my self too). In a masters program right now. Living a few states away from my family. Paying for it myself ( going in to some debt to do it but worth it). Also getting a masters in public admin so hopefully that will help when i am running the country. I came from a really broken family though and I just wanted the f*** out of there. So i had a great deal of motivation. Fyi its not child abuse any more if they are over 18 . J.k. violence is never the answer accept when it is 8).

leerescue@yahoo.com

I have to agree kids have no idea of what life on there own is or will be like. I have three children 17,09,02. My 17 year old thinks mom and dad will provide everything. I love my Dad he is why im the person i am today, i to started mowing yards and doing odd jobs at a early age to get money to by clothes my parents would not get for me. My older brother was given a car and wrecked it. I saved my money and bought my own. Kids have it so easy because they dont have to work the government tells you to stay home and we will give you a check if you dont want to work. Every thing i got i have worked for it, dont have much but its mine. Are school system dont teach about life. Thats my thoughts.

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Medic45

I can see both aspects here. I as well have a 15 year old daughter (adopted Niece) that I have had since she was 5, I have had to pull her from Public schools and put her into a christian school which was the best idea my wife and i ever had. She now feels that she wants to go back and live with her bio mother (whole nother thread there POS), so anyway now she fights with us has hit my wife, our daughter who is 6 and treats our son who is 2 this week like crap. We have turned in every direction known to man and no one can or shall i say WILL help. What are you to do the law will not allow you to punish your kids in todays world because they call it abuse, where was the law 20 years ago when i got my teeth knocked down my throat for back talking, got my ars busted for not doing my chores, I mean seriously this world is stupid. these children think we owe them something.. EXCUSE ME....Last i checked all i am responsible for is trying to instill good moral and ethical values, provide you an education, food on the table, clothes on your back and a roof over your head.. but no thats not good enough. Like leerescue said where we live they teach you to sit at home do nothing drop out of school and draw a check. Its one thing if there is a reason for it but im sorry i deal with people on a daily basis that are just to darn lazy to work and this is what our children see. My kids dont know that I am a highschool drop out, that i pissed a college football scholarship down the drain and a military career all gone because i was just stupid and ignorant and had my 1st child my senior year. They see someone who works attempting to save lives. I could have easily been that person sitting at home and getting paid but i wanted more for my children more for my family. Thats what they see but the world tells them. No you dont wanna do that its TOO HARD...lol it kills me and im sorry for rambling on but kids today PISS ME OFF..... Bring back prayer bring back corpral punishment in schools, bring back the 10 commandments, bring back the time when the parents were able to parent and the teachers were able to teach and the children wanted to be something...... Ty and again sorry..

Imgembo

BigT06

mmccartneydc

Man, it is exactly this thread that scares the $hit outta me about having kids. My wife and I got married a year ago and are thinking now about trying. Scary!

Rhamlin

Guess I can count myself lucky. I have the best kid you could ask for. Been a 4.0 student all her life without us having to hound her. Doesn't hang with the parties, Never even had a spanking. Sometimes it's hard to believe she's my kid.

jgibv

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marineatbn03

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marineatbn03

It is sddening, especially when at one point in my life I was a full time Marine, worked weekday and weekend nights at a night club as a bouncer, and worked weekend days for a company delivering kids amusements all over NOVA. Now it is hard to get kids to get ONE job. If I lost my job right now, I would have no qualms going to a fast food joint and working if thats what I had to do to make ends meet.

letsgowithbob

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skweekz

Letsgowithbob...in the interest of keeping this post short I didn't quote what you said. But I couldn't agree more with what you and Glen said. You two are 110% right on point with exactly what I'm trying to instill in my daughter already, even though she's only 17 months old.

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marineatbn03

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marineatbn03

jlmarta

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