CF: You know what pisses me off about parents?

[ladysycamore]

Originally posted by jinx


I agree that many kids lack discipline, but I don't see that as the root cause of "kids today". Kids are lacking in attention in general these days - they (according to the marketing of all baby related crap) are supposed to be convenient, until such time as they can be entertained by the TV or educated by their Leap pad. Then it's off to pre-daycare, day care, pre school, and school - where they are someone elses problem.

You can discipline a kid all you want, but if it isn't tempered with even greater amounts of positive reinforcement and general attention, I think the end result is yet another repeat offender.

And I see parents smacking the shit out of their kids in public all the time. It's disgusting.

Heh, I remember seeing that in the malls, stores, etc. when I was a child and remember thinking, "Sheesh, why did they act up like that knowing they'd get their butt whupped in public???" I didn't see anything wrong with it then, and I sure as hell don't see anything wrong with it now, especially when the kid is "showing out" in public, as we used to say back in the day. We're not talking abuse in it's purest sense of the word, I mean a well deserved whack on the butt when necessary (or as a last resort).

Shoot, just the thought of it kept ME in line while me and my parents were out and about!