Message #11319

[laundryhater]

I blame these kids' parents for not instilling values in these kids from the time they were little. Values such as: respect thy parents & elders, respect the other kids' rights, respect authority (police, teachers, government), killing is wrong, don't hit other kids, etc...



Respect parents, elders & authority: When I was younger, what my Mom said went. If we questioned her authority, my Mom would reply, "Because I'm the mother and I said so!" And that was the end of the discussion and we knew not to push the issue. Nowadays (I witness this a lot at the public laundrymat) kids sass back more and tell their mothers what to do and if they don't get what they want the first time they ask they keep bugging their mothers. Instead of sticking to their guns and saying no repeatedly, the mothers give in - which teaches the kids that "mom is wishy washy and if I beg her long enough I will eventually get my way". And soon the kids don't respect their wishy washy mom. And if kids don't respect their parents they sure aren't going to respect other people because your parents are supposed to be the example setters. And so the kids manipulate other people. Finally one day they find someone they can't manipulate and they can't understand why and they shoot them for lack of coping skills for this unique situation.