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Is he just stupid, or what?
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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 145714" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>Here are my 2 cents worth of thoughts.</p><p></p><p>I don't think they are stupid. I think kids are raised in a totally different way than we were raised. I FEARED the wrath of my parents. Whether that was a good thing or not, but I did.</p><p></p><p>Kids are raised so entitled today that they don't think rules apply to them. J is exceptionally smart, but has continued to make bad choices because he thinks he is better than any system or rules. He says rules are for ignorant people.</p><p></p><p>My parents would have NEVER thought of giving me a cell phone. (They didn't exist then.) In fact, the one phone we had we were limited to 5 minutes of chat per day. I remember getting a good spanking as a <strong>teen</strong> when I was on the phone when my mother tried calling after she had a car accident and tried calling. Lesson learned...I stayed off the phone.</p><p></p><p>We were never just given money. We had to earn it. I washed a lot of walls and baseboards. What money I did earn through a job I turned over to mom. It was part of being a family. You all contribute.</p><p></p><p>We were required to respect our grandparents. Once a week I had to ride my bike to visit my grandmother and do chores for her. At the time I hated it, but now I cherish every moment I spent with her.</p><p></p><p>I have never, to this day, driven my parent's car. I saved my own money, got my own insurance and paid for my own gas.</p><p></p><p>It was not expected that my parents paid for college. I took out my own loan and did it by myself. They didn't take me touring colleges, etc.</p><p></p><p>My parents would have NEVER paid for a Starbucks for me. ( I see this every day even for toddlers.) You want Starbucks? You pay.</p><p></p><p>I think those things, although tough, make you a stronger and more realistic person. You may think you are God, like J, but in reality you need to be able to conform and fit into the society no matter where you live.</p><p></p><p>(stepping off of soap box now)</p><p></p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 145714, member: 179"] Here are my 2 cents worth of thoughts. I don't think they are stupid. I think kids are raised in a totally different way than we were raised. I FEARED the wrath of my parents. Whether that was a good thing or not, but I did. Kids are raised so entitled today that they don't think rules apply to them. J is exceptionally smart, but has continued to make bad choices because he thinks he is better than any system or rules. He says rules are for ignorant people. My parents would have NEVER thought of giving me a cell phone. (They didn't exist then.) In fact, the one phone we had we were limited to 5 minutes of chat per day. I remember getting a good spanking as a [B]teen[/B] when I was on the phone when my mother tried calling after she had a car accident and tried calling. Lesson learned...I stayed off the phone. We were never just given money. We had to earn it. I washed a lot of walls and baseboards. What money I did earn through a job I turned over to mom. It was part of being a family. You all contribute. We were required to respect our grandparents. Once a week I had to ride my bike to visit my grandmother and do chores for her. At the time I hated it, but now I cherish every moment I spent with her. I have never, to this day, driven my parent's car. I saved my own money, got my own insurance and paid for my own gas. It was not expected that my parents paid for college. I took out my own loan and did it by myself. They didn't take me touring colleges, etc. My parents would have NEVER paid for a Starbucks for me. ( I see this every day even for toddlers.) You want Starbucks? You pay. I think those things, although tough, make you a stronger and more realistic person. You may think you are God, like J, but in reality you need to be able to conform and fit into the society no matter where you live. (stepping off of soap box now) Abbey [/QUOTE]
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