Truth.

Truth

Great post Sir

I can only speak for the local high school tennis kids. They are just like we were, though more informed. It’s all about the proms and being a cheerleader and whatever. Nothing has changed. Of course the tennis kids are usually in the top 10% of their class, and I haven’t met the stupid ones. If I did, that might change my opinion.

We were also able to get away with a lot more shenanigans that they can today.

Exactly, it's not like we have a mass Lord of the Flies thing going on. Somebody raised these little darlings.

Yep..... too many parents...…. wanna be friends..... instead of parents...……..

Kids are now the focal point in their parents lives instead of an accessory.

That’s the biggest change.

I know a bunch of parents who wouldn’t know what to do with themselves if their kids weren’t in organized sports

Less leather to skin contact.

You’re gonna be alright.

So much truth in this thread.

Too many parents are scared/embarrassed f their kids failure, so they either do their best to prevent the failure or do their best to fix the failure for the kids....many kids these days don’t know how to deal
With failure because they have never had to....not a good thing.

My street used to be full of kids riding bikes and playing ball in the street. Now, most of the kids stay indoors, on the phones, pads, computers etc.. I think that has changed them.

I'm glad mine is now out and on her own.

I'm glad I can't have anymore.

yep agree

Wonder how much of my Social Security they would take for Child Support?

Agree with everything. But it doesn't help when the Administrators (Principals & Asst Principals) don't have the backbone to enforce consequences on these little darlings for continual bad behavior at the high school level. The teachers wind up spending most of their time in class dealing with behavior issues instead of teaching. Boils down to the Admins afraid to stand up to the parents.
If I got in trouble at school in the '60's & '70's I knew it was going to be a lot worse at home from my dad with the belt. Sure we had a few knuckleheads, but from my experience today there seems to be a large % of them in the classroom.

Spot on I would say. There is a 17 year old HS Junior kid in my house that would agree.

So true - problem is, they grow up, and then they vote and throw tantrums (riots) in the streets when they don't 'win'.
Very soon, their votes will outnumber the last of us that are sane - then we all are really screwed.

We saw this coming 26 years ago - pulled our kiddos out of 'the system' and raised them right.
In their 20's now, they are at least 10+ years ahead of their 'peers' and even they are astonished at all the mindless drones around them.

Ol' Saul Alinsky's ways infiltrated our schools decades ago and the 'toll' is about to come due - and there's nowhere left to run away to.

Depends. They can take half (actually more than that) of your check. Right now I am unemployed and my ex wife gets more of my unemployment check than I do. She just bought a new Tahoe and a new RV, she’s not complaining.

Good post and I agree parents are the issue. Too many mamby pamby window lickers that expect the school to raise their kids instead of jerking a knot in their tail when the kids need it. Schools now have to have a signed permission slip from the parents for corporal punishment. The kids who are taught to deal with discipline at home, aren’t often the trouble makers at school either.
I recently saw a prime example in my rural community. The school still has a respectable dress code and enforces it. New 2nd grade boy showed up wearing ear rings. Was told they did not comply with district dress code and he could not wear them at school. Momma and daddy threw a walleyed fit. Administration told them if putting earrings on their second grade boy was that important to them, they could home school. They pulled him out for two weeks. He came back last week, minus the jewelry in his ears. SMDH.

Kids will be kids, but their enviornments are changed. We played outside and our parents didn't care. Kids play inside and lose common sense in front of a TV. I do think the world has gotten more evil, though, and so I will admit to keeping a closer eye on my kids versus the way I grew up (locked out of the house until meal time with a garden hose for water).