3rdnlng Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I've recently had this conversation with my elderly mother and I believe that we as a society are failing to set our children on a proper course. It used to be that if you weren't attending college at eighteen then you sure as hell should be out supporting yourself. Now we aren't doing them any favors by coddling them and/or making laws to allow them to stay on their parents health insurance plans until they are twenty-six. I realize that there may be instances where this makes sense, but it represents a softening of our younger generation. Lawmakers in Utah are considering a "Free Range Law" that would counter the kitty society and protect parents from charges for allowing their children to learn to be somewhat self sufficient. I give them credit but wonder why we've become so pussified that a law nedds to be passed for this. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/01/24/utah-lawmakers-pass-bill-legalizing-free-range-parenting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Interesting topic. I think things are going better than in the past. Kids are not brutalized as much. Hitting, spanking and general abuse of children has declined. http://healthland.time.com/2010/08/24/is-child-abuse-on-the-decline/ The continued reduction of crime and violence in society is a reflection of how much better children are being treated. Teachers can get arrested now for what use to pass as discipline. This is also the least racist and hateful generation coming up as that is less and less a family value to teach racism. Are children more dependent now? If you drive down the 190 in South Buffalo look at the older houses there and you will see addition after addition has been added to the rear of the houses because, as my history professor told me, the younger generation just expanded instead of moved out. That was the 30's though with a housing shortage. But poverty kept a lot of families together, really lose together. That's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 Start them young and then maybe when they become an adult age-wise they will actually be an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 "Kitties" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Spanking never should have been forbidden. Kids get away with ALL kinds of **** they never should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 38 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Start them young and then maybe when they become an adult age-wise they will actually be an adult. That 9-11 year old list? That's !@#$ing dangerous. Cleaning toilets requires using chemicals. Taking trash out and walking the dog means going near the street. Mopping floors makes them sipppery. And cutting food and the grass...sharp blades, very dangerous. Maybe vacuuming is okay, but that involves using electricity, so I wouldn't guarantee it. That's a list intended to kill kids before they grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Just now, DC Tom said: That 9-11 year old list? That's !@#$ing dangerous. Cleaning toilets requires using chemicals. Taking trash out and walking the dog means going near the street. Mopping floors makes them sipppery. And cutting food and the grass...sharp blades, very dangerous. Maybe vacuuming is okay, but that involves using electricity, so I wouldn't guarantee it. That's a list intended to kill kids before they grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Just now, joesixpack said: Seriously? When the !@#$ am I not sarcastic, dumbass? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Just now, DC Tom said: Seriously? When the !@#$ am I not sarcastic, dumbass? Well, there was that thread over the weekend on the main board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Just now, joesixpack said: Well, there was that thread over the weekend on the main board. Even then, I couldn't make a valid point without being sarcastic. I can't get three words into a post on the main board without wanting to berate some idiot who thinks all we have to do is draft a QB and surround him with bubble wrap and we'll win a Superbowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Even then, I couldn't make a valid point without being sarcastic. I can't get three words into a post on the main board without wanting to berate some idiot who thinks all we have to do is draft a QB and surround him with bubble wrap and we'll win a Superbowl. Knock off the football talk here at PPP. The last thing I want is for my thread to get bumped up to TSW and I have to deal with the !@#$ing nonsensical posters up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Knock off the football talk here at PPP. The last thing I want is for my thread to get bumped up to TSW and I have to deal with the !@#$ing nonsensical posters up there. But we haven't had a decent QB since Clinton was in office. (Yes, that one's for Gary.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 19 minutes ago, DC Tom said: That 9-11 year old list? That's !@#$ing dangerous. Cleaning toilets requires using chemicals. Taking trash out and walking the dog means going near the street. Mopping floors makes them sipppery. And cutting food and the grass...sharp blades, very dangerous. Maybe vacuuming is okay, but that involves using electricity, so I wouldn't guarantee it. That's a list intended to kill kids before they grow up. I'm all for Darwinism. Weed out the weak and stupid before they procreate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 To answer the title of this thread, to a great extent yes we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, 3rdnlng said: Start them young and then maybe when they become an adult age-wise they will actually be an adult. Hey, can you please add "Lecture adults about gun control, and impose arbitrary limits on the practice of individual's natural rights" to 12+ please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Kids don't know ****. It's you goddamn retarded parents letting them get away with it you should know better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Seems like these kids make a lot more sense than a lot of you right wingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commsvet11 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Tiberius said: Seems like these kids make a lot more sense than a lot of you right wingers. You should probably rethink your ideology if high school teenagers make you think they have more sense than adults who actually live in the real world. This is is their first experience of the real world. Violence, in particular and so far they are not taking it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I’ve met some kids who are pretty impressive in terms of personal discipline, sense of themselves, sense of the world,… I’ve also met a few where you’d make sure to put the tidepods away in a safe place. Seems to me that the proportion of dipschidtt to normal to exceptional is about the same as for my generation. And for my parents’ generation. And probably going back all through history. The whole shake your fist and shout “these kids today…!” is a tired cliché. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Tiberius said: Seems like these kids make a lot more sense than a lot of you right wingers. Gator, you ignorant slut. Don't try to hijack this thread and make it right vs. left. It is a subject that people of all persuasions might be able to agree on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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