kids today suck

agreed!

I feel bad for the kids today- they don't get to go home and get away from the typical school bullying- it follows them on the internet.

That, and pictures/texts last forever. You can't say something stupid and be teased for it for a few weeks- it's forever.

You aren't just being picked on by schoolmates anymore- the world.

 

Yes, because giving medication to children is a decision we all take lightly, and it is exactly the same as slipping a roofie to your mom so you can play video games.

Some of us are trying go help our autistic children get through life, and it is HARD, we are not doping them into zombies. My son is 14 and taking meds was his decision because he knew he needed help, not because we don't feel like parenting.
I have a thing about people who throw bad parenting accusations around because they have this MEDICATION=BAD idea.

 

You know, I limited my kids TV time by not having one. Except for showing movies when VCRs came along. I'm glad I did because they spent their time doing "stuff'" outside running around. I know I did the right thing because they now never watch TV at all. I think that's a good thing. They're in the habit of keeping busy doing grown-up "stuff". The only time they've drugged me, is when they bought me some green.

 

I grew up with unlimited tv, and still rode horses, and went swimming, had friends, attended camp, bicycled, etc. Now, as a major internet user, I volunteer, play tennis, go out with friends, read, take care of a house, and pets, run errands. In neither case did I suffer from adverse affects. Perhaps that is from my temperament.

Parents have to be very aware of how their kids react to the world.

 

I never watched tv as a kid either. My mom refused to get cable and those bunny ears were a pain in the ass. I always felt left out as a kid because all the other kids always talked about their favorite tv shows, but now I'm very thankful. I was able to develop an imagination and I still have a love of being outdoors. Also I'm rarely bored because I was forced to find creative solutions to boredom.

We did get the internet when I was about 12 but she limited my time on it. I can't say I ever drugged her but I do remember this particular summer when I made friends in an AOL chatroom and I would sneak on the computer after she went to bed and stay up all night chatting with my internet friends.

 

Well,as you know,there was no TV when I was a kid. We got one when I was 14 ,so I was never interested in it much. I do have me some bunny ears now to watch a few programs I like. Funny--my kids don't watch TV and don't smoke the green. I do some of both. These damn kids today!!

 

lol i bet your kids don't belong to an internet forum either.

my mom is way better at computers than I am. funny how that works.

 

ha--correct. They don't waste their time like I do. But if I want anything 'modern' fixed or hooked up--I call one of them.

 

so, did she ever find out where it came from?

 

Ok, I'm not saying it's ok for you kids to drug their parents, but what sort of crazies buy a drug kit from the cops and then have their children arrested?!?

 

L O L thanks for this

 

She did not. Its a mystery...a creepy mystery. Who goes to the trouble of baking a cake for someone without claiming bakership? ...er....i don't think thats a word.

haha I thought the same thing. Some discipline is definitely in order, but getting their kids arrested is taking things a bit far.

exactly! I remember sneaking xanaxs out of my mom's purse...I'm not saying thats okay and I feel pretty bad about it now but it seems much more like the stereotypical teenage thing to do than giving your parents drugs...so you can use the internet, of all things!

maybe they were using the internet to find more drugs.

 

It's all about parenting. Back in High School I had friends my own age who would sneak out and do this or that, where as I never did. My parents were stricter with my sister and I then their parents were with them.

 

They are both in juvie hall. It was sleeping pills, and the parents tasted them in the milkshake, which I found surprising. Are the kids admitting they did it? Maybe I have a suspicious mind, but I have to wonder if the parents set the kids up.

 

If someone left a cake on my porch, I'd probably end up stepping in it before I even realized it was there. And then I'd be all cake-footed.

 

that was deep

 

Exactly, I was always too hyper to sit still long enough to just sit and watch TV. Its just the kids temperament.

Any parent that has a kid and is like , oh I limit my kids internet and Tv watching hours cos I want to instill .... blah blah blah.... has just got lazy kids

If they are hyper and running around doing stuff all the time, you are out trying to find them drag them home when its getting dark or teliing them to go play with their friends when its light cos they drive you nuts when they are home

 

OMG I hope my 10 year old granddaughter doesn't hear about this. I think she'd do it in a heartbeat if she could get her hands on something.

 

We do suck! Not one person I've ever met in my generation knows any of the music I listen to. The Dead? Who's that are you a freak or something? No culture, really, I was a history major at college it got more laughs than pudgy puppy on Youtube. Not much interest in world events. Gaming, graphic design, the latest prepackaged movie, and exclusive social circles. My generation has it all! Really now, I'm 23 and I feel like Ozzy Nelson. Out of place, but I'm not like an old fogey far from it.