Entitlement

[Bobby Mahogany]

Have you been to BWW lately? That's about 40 wings.

BMW at BWW...

There must be a "code" in that.
M is W reversed so kind of BWW at BWW, right?
And the invoice total' 1-1-5, if 1 is W and 5 is B,
WWB is reversed to its numerical anagram.
All this just didn't happen by accident.
Seeing how the girl is holding onto the hood,
seems to me like SHE is the attacker, ready to jump
on its victims who are trying to protect themselves
by throwing things at "her" (the reptile).

I would say...

 

[Leee]

It's frustrating to me that we can no longer enact a bit of justice without concerns for legal repercussions, but that's the world we've built.

One of my favorite sayings from my dad, when I was a kid…

Do you know how to tell when justice has been served?
Justice has been served when you catch the bad guy red-handed, and he is begging for the cops to get there in time to save his ass.

 

[LtDave32]

I get a kick out of how people tend to blame the parents for shit like this.
I don't know about any of you, but I did some stupid and bad shit as a teenager, and my parents had nothing to do with my decisions to do those stupid or bad things.

I was raised with morals and standards, to do the right thing, not to bow to peer pressure, and to fear my dad if I decided not to follow these guidelines.

When I left the house though, my parents weren't there to stop me from doing stupid shit, I did it voluntarily, knowing the entire time that what I was doing was not falling under those rules, because I was a fucking stupid and stubborn kid that thought I knew better than they did and was too smart to get caught (...and I never did, lol).

So, to the people who say its the parents fault, did you never do something stupid or illegal that could've ended badly?
If you did, do you think it was your parents fault you did it?

These kids are fuckwads, and I have never done something as stupid as that, there's no question there.
Innocent people could've been killed, and it's pretty much just blind luck that nobody was seriously injured.
I just don't know that it's their parents fault is all I'm saying.

It's a measure of the parent's fault only if there were never any real consequences for making bad decisions. Remember that doing bad shit, lying, stealing, etc is a choice.

If a child is raised a "free spirit" (lol) with no consequences for wrongdoing, that's on the parent.

There is only so much a parent can do, and if a kid continues to make such poor choices even in the face of inevitable and hard consequences, then that's on the kid.

If hard consequences do not have the desired effect by the time adulthood is reached, there's this place called jail.

I've seen so many small bratty-ass small children just run amok and continually, perptually wreak havock on everyone around them, and the parents do absolutely nothing. Why is this?

 

[Roxy13]

It's a measure of the parent's fault only if there were never any real consequences for making bad decisions. Remember that doing bad shit, lying, stealing, etc is a choice.

If a child is raised a "free spirit" (lol) with no consequences for wrongdoing, that's on the parent.

There is only so much a parent can do, and if a kid continues to make such poor choices even in the face of inevitable and hard consequences, then that's on the kid.

If hard consequences do not have the desired effect by the time adulthood is reached, there's this place called jail.

I've seen so many small bratty-ass small children just run amok and continually, perptually wreak havock on everyone around them, and the parents do absolutely nothing. Why is this?

I've had parents tell me their little brat lives in a "no free zone", meaning no one may tell them no.

My response, "Well, that's fucking wonderful, take him or her home as she/he is not welcome in my house."

 

[James R]

It's a measure of the parent's fault only if there were never any real consequences for making bad decisions. Remember that doing bad shit, lying, stealing, etc is a choice.

If a child is raised a "free spirit" (lol) with no consequences for wrongdoing, that's on the parent.

There is only so much a parent can do, and if a kid continues to make such poor choices even in the face of inevitable and hard consequences, then that's on the kid.

If hard consequences do not have the desired effect by the time adulthood is reached, there's this place called jail.

I've seen so many small bratty-ass small children just run amok and continually, perptually wreak havock on everyone around them, and the parents do absolutely nothing. Why is this?

Fair point.
Being raised with swift consequences (that were delivered with pinpoint accuracy) for my actions, I failed to include that as part of the equation.
I'm not a parent, so sometimes I forget how much times have changed in that regard.

 

[Marshall & Moonshine]

Some kids just go bad, no matter what.
I get that.
But some kids are given no real reasons not to.
Some of that is parenting, some of it isn’t.

 

[mdubya]

Hey pal, my money went to Mountaineer-land.

I like Morgantown. It is super funky. Pharmaceutical wealth right next to desperate Appalachian poverty intermingled with the most stereotypical college student scene imaginable. Lear Jets land next to the trailer park. Lamborghinis and Ferraris line up at the McDonald's drive through. Funk E. Town.

 

[LtDave32]

I was raised by a high scholl football coach for a dad and a schoolteacher for a mother.

Any poor choice I made was "corrected". While in the meantime, critical thinking skills were taught and developed. Soon, the "right choice" was an easy decision. And it stuck.

 

[edro]

I think I was raised by John freaking Wayne's clone.... Geography...Always be aware of your surroundings at all times so you can locate a soft spot to land when you get your ass dusted off for engaging in the stupid...

 

[SteveC]

I've had parents tell me their little brat lives in a "no free zone", meaning no one may tell them no.

My response, "Well, that's fucking wonderful, take him or her home as she/he is not welcome in my house."

Sadly, I am closely related to a parent of 'no free zone' child. I tell the kid NO all the time, and get shit from mom for it.

I tell mom, if she had spoken to me like that when she was her daughters age, her head would still be spinning around.

I did raise my kids "right". Social Media undid it all. There is the problem.
Social Fucking Media.

 

[Roxy13]

Sadly, I am closely related to a parent of 'no free zone' child. I tell the kid NO all the time, and get shit from mom for it.

I tell mom, if she had spoken to me like that when she was her daughters age, her head would still be spinning around.

I did raise my kids "right". Social Media undid it all. There is the problem.
Social Fucking Media.

About half of my friends had children that were very hard to be around. The other half raised them the way our parents raised us. Guess whose children are well adjusted adults with jobs?

When one no free zoner was 6 is when I had bought my 03 Ram and he wanted a ride in it as he liked trucks. I said ok but only if you keep your feet on the floor and don't kick the back of my seat. Two minutes into the ride he was kicking the back of my seat. I told him to stop or I was going to leave him on the side of the road.

He says back to me, "It's not brand new anymore because you didn't buy it yesterday!"

I bought it 5 days ago rather than yesterday. His mother thought he was the smartest, funniest child ever.

 

[bluesoul]

This is crazy. Yes it is attempted murder.

Might as well throw kidnapping in there too! And kidnapping as we all know is not just about kids or napping. Strange term I have always thought.

 

[James R]

I was raised by a guy who just didn't have time for my shit, so he dealt with it swiftly.
My mom was much more lenient, but she was the one that taught me morals and forethought, in hopes that I'd choose not to have to talk to my dad about consequences for my stupid decisions.

 

[LtDave32]

About half of my friends had children that were very hard to be around. The other half raised them the way our parents raised us. Guess whose children are well adjusted adults with jobs?

When one no free zoner was 6 is when I had bought my 03 Ram and he wanted a ride in it as he liked trucks. I said ok but only if you keep your feet on the floor and don't kick the back of my seat. Two minutes into the ride he was kicking the back of my seat. I told him to stop or I was going to leave him on the side of the road.

He says back to me, "It's not brand new anymore because you didn't buy it yesterday!"

I bought it 5 days ago rather than yesterday. His mother thought he was the smartest, funniest child ever.

Many, many years ago I was in a theatre watching a movie. A six -year-old and his dad were seated behind me.

The kid kept kicking the back of my seat, repeatedly. I finally turned around and said "knock it off".

The dad said to me in this passionate, melodramatic voice "he's only a child".

I answered back "so kicking is okay with you. How 'bout I start kicking you?".

The dad and his demon-spawn showed some unexpected wisdom and moved to shittier seats, somewhere on the side rows.

If he had no stomach for disciplining his child, then he certainly had no stomach for getting into it with me.

 

[KSG_Standard]

My parents were tough and loving, we were raised "right". My brothers didn't make as many bad decisions as I did...I made all bad decisions for a long time and it was nobody's fault but mine. I chose to do every stupid thing I ever did.

 

[LtDave32]

His mother thought he was the smartest, funniest child ever.

Some parents think fingerpainting the bathroom walls with poo is adorable.

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

I was raised by fantastic parents that taught me bad choices had consequences. I was a typical boy, and did a lot of stuff I could get in trouble for, sometimes I was found out and did. When I did, it was spanking time. Bare-butt spankings that made it difficult to sit for a while. Worse part for me as a kid was I had to go get the paddle and bring it to my dad. I know I'd be less of an ethical and moral person without those punishments. (I was never punched or slapped or anything other than spankings.)

Some years ago I traveled from Texas to California for business. The heads of an international magazine were buying a few of us dinner in San Francisco. The editor of the magazine was a pretty and educated woman. Her husband was a renowned architect. Their home, he designed, was featured in Architectural Digest. So, successful, educated couple. We had a discussion I am still shocked by years later. She asserted that "there is no reason for your child ever be unhappy." We delved into the subject. This has gotten long enough already, but one of the example she used was; even if she had worked in the kitchen for an hour and a half preparing dinner, if the kids said "We'd rather have pizza!", she'd throw away the dinner she had prepared and order pizza. "Because you want your children to always be happy."

Needless to say I asserted she was not preparing her children for adulthood. Since magazines are basically no more, I haven't kept up with that group and have no idea how her children turned out. I have a thought, probably entitled immature brats, even at an adult age.

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

Many, many years ago I was in a theatre watching a movie. A six -year-old and his dad were seated behind me.

The kid kept kicking the back of my seat, repeatedly. I finally turned around and said "knock it off".

The dad said to me in this passionate, melodramatic voice "he's only a child".

I answered back "so kicking is okay with you. How 'bout I start kicking you?".

The dad and his demon-spawn showed some unexpected wisdom and moved to shittier seats, somewhere on the side rows.

If he had no stomach for disciplining his child, then he certainly had no stomach for getting into it with me.

A friend was a sergeant in the Houston Police Department. He and his wife were in a movie theater. The kid (young adult) in front of them kept getting phone calls and taking them in his seat. My friend asked him politely to go outside the theater for his phone calls. The kid's response was "F__K YOU!"

Next thing the kid knows, a Sheriff's Deputy tells him to get up and come outside the theater. My friend walks with them. Shows him his badge. Tells him that in Texas, profanity in the presence of women and children is Disorderly Conduct. It's the Friday before Labor Day. He's told the Deputy will take him to jail. Where he'll sit until Tuesday morning, since it's a holiday weekend. He should have thought twice before being a profane jerk to a polite request.

The kid breaks down and begins to cry. "It's my 20th birthday! People are just calling to tell me 'Happy Birthday!'" "I'm sorry! Really, really sorry!" "Please don't take me to jail."

As you probably guessed, he didn't go to jail. They would have taken him only if he continued to be a jerk once brought out of the theater. He silenced his phone, was quiet the rest of the film. And was very nice to my cop friend and his wife afterwards.

That was a good lesson learned. I hope it stuck with him.

 

[Leee]

I've seen so many small bratty-ass small children just run amok and continually, perptually wreak havock on everyone around them…

Again, as a high school government teacher, this “spoiled child” thing came up as part of a larger socio-political conversation.
Once I asked my class if they knew any kids their age who were raised with no discipline.
You know, no punishment, no consequences.
Either from absentee parents, or worse - parents who were there all the time but were overindulgent.

Hands shot up all across the room.
I asked for a few stories.
From 17 year-olds, it was pretty telling.

So my big question was, “Are these kids happy? Right now. Are they happy with their life? Are they well-adjusted? Are they successful? Do they have any real sense of self-esteem?”

The room sort of looked puzzled.

“Or, are they always pissed off. Life is unfair! Everyone is after them. No matter what they get, it’s not good enough. Jealous of everyone else. Fight constantly with their parents, can’t keep any friends, and probably get fired from every job they get?”

OH BOY!!!

Almost every one of those 44 high school seniors had a story to tell!

So I did that same line of questioning with every government/economics class I had, and the result was the same every time.

This was less than 10 years ago, so it did give me some hope that all is not completely lost.

I've had parents tell me their little brat lives in a "no free zone", meaning no one may tell them no.

My response, "Well, that's fucking wonderful, take him or her home as she/he is not welcome in my house."

My older sister pulled this crap with her children 35 years ago.
Visiting my folks with her two toddlers.
The most pathetic parenting ever, and my mother was strangely silent.
????
My folks did not mess around when it came to discipline.
Both raised in the South, very much like what has been described above.
I’d finally had enough, and with both of her children already screaming and crying over nothing, I tore into my older sister’s ass.
She started crying and threw a fit to rival that of both of her children. They loaded up, and left town a day early.
My mother was strangely silent through all of this…

By the time they were old enough to start school, she had figured it out and her husband got a handle on that shit.
The boy turned out fantastic.
The girl had to bump her way through her 20s but she’s OK now.
And all of their children are great kids.

 

[Roxy13]

Some parents think fingerpainting the bathroom walls with poo is adorable.

The seat kicker did that too, although at a younger age than 6. But, it wasn't the bathroom either, it was his bedroom.