I'm ranting today about out of control teens. I'm witness to it more than most because not only am I an Internet socialite I play a lot of Xbox live where I match up in games with teens almost constantly. In the past I've ran a gaming site which I had to take down because I found this crowed is so undisciplined that they create havoc with no concern for morals and ethics in any way.
Imagine you just played a game with your child and they win. That's OK, it's great, but just after they win they say, "You suck! Lick my @$$!" Would you expect that from your child? Well guess again because 7 of 10 teens I complete a game with will not only say "you suck" (even when you win!) they will spew racial slurs, and use expletives that border on mentally disturbed.
As I play with these teens I think to myself, "Do your parents know you are like this?" They cheat and are proud of it. In most cases they want only to cheat and insult you for not being able to stop them.
Before you think this behavior is limited to video games, think again. In this recent CNN News article, you'll see that my point is made on all sides. Reading it you will see that the teens have broken the law, stole school records, hacked the school system network and their parents are defending them.
Frankly I'm so sick of people not seeing that wrong is wrong. Until this world can learn to accept responsibility and be accountable for actions our children will raise children even worse off than themselves.
I'd like to ship all these knucklehead parents to another country because you have to take a test to drive a car but any idiot can have a child. We have really irresponsible parents that from what I can tell don't want to spend time with their children having children they shouldn't have.
If my son is going to play with a toy or game I'm going to play with him. For so many reasons. First and foremost he will have someone to play with that loves him and grow emotionally close to. Second I can then help my child learn right from wrong during playtime. This may sound stupid to some but it is dead on the money. If you buy your son a baseball mitt, you really need to go have a catch with him, don't just stick him in little league and forget about him. I think it may be easier for women because most things little girls do emulate growing up, from dressing up to baking kits they need a grown up to help. But the point is the same, parents working with children make the difference.
If you are hands off with your child through the teen years I can only guess it is because you work until 7 pm and don't want to spend any of your precious down time with your family. This is exactly where it should be spent. You can watch TV after they go to bed. If nothing else you need to open the door now and again and listen to the language they use so you can correct them when they act like animals. Tell them how ashamed you are of them and perhaps they may get the idea that what comes out of their mouth makes them what they are. They can be someone that respects them self or they can be someone that has no self-respect. If you as a parent are not willing to mold them then you too are someone with no-self respect because your children are your legacy. They are all that exists of you when you are gone from a room or this earth.
