I agree with you that today’s parents show a marked increase displaying an attitude that says their children are an inconvenience to them and its easier to give them what they want or give them some kind of drug so they don't have to deal with them. They don’t spend nearly enough time with their children.

It may also be a good thing that you decided not to become a teacher. You show some signs of immatureity in that you seem unable to express yourself without using vulgar slang.

Respect and consideration have lost their meaning in today’s world. So many people show a “me – me – me’ attitude and don’t really care if it bothers anyone else. This is displayed all the time in TV shows and movies and very much so in video games. All people should be aware of how their actions impact others around them. Everyone needs to consider “What will be the consequences of my actions?” Before any actions are taken. If everyone did that it would be a better world.
-Rev.
jessica wrote:
] What the hell is wrong with parents these days? This is why I
] changed my major in college. No more teaching. I can't stand
] kids because I can't stand their goddamned stupid parents. So
] psychology is it now. Find out what the hell is wrong with
] kids these days. Guess what? It's their parents.
] Where'd the kid get the alcohol, lighter fluid, and video
] camera? If his parents were keeping an eye on him, he wouldn't
] have made it out of the house with that stuff without getting
] questioned. Yeah I know he's 15, and yeah I know we did stupid
] shit back then too, and it sounds cliche' but it's true: times
] have changed..
] I'll tell you a little story about how stupid parents can be,
] not because it has anything to do with this dumbass kid doing
] a "Jackass" stunt and burning the shit out of himself, but
] because it's funny and I'll use any excuse to tell it..
] When my boyfriend was about 12 or 13, he bought an assload of
] fireworks from a friend. Well he set some off in the backyard
] and his parents came home early and found him exploding
] things. His parents decided that the best way to teach him a
] lesson was to BURY THE FIREWORKS IN THE BACKYARD. -HELLO-...
] they'll DE-STABILIZE. So now that he's moved away from home,
] his parents are left with a shitload of explosives in the
] backyard, just waiting to detonate. Any day now.. it's been
] like 12 years... Now that's parenting!!!!
] Another story about bad parenting: The woman I work with has a
] somewhat promiscuous ELEVEN YEAR OLD daughter. She's all upset
] because her kid insists on wearing things to school. So I had
] to know: Where did your daughter get a thong from in the first
] place? She's -eleven-.. "Oh, I bought her one, and I don't
] know where she's got the rest of them from, now she's up to 5
] or 6".
] My point is, kids these days are out of control and parents
] aren't helping. They're just turning a blind eye to the things
] their kids are doing. "My kid tried this because he saw it on
] TV".. Teach your kid the difference between fantasy,
] stupidity, and reality, and maybe your kid wouldn't pull that
] stupid crap. Oh, and while you're at it, KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR
] CHILDREN.