What is wrong with today's youth?

[Jim]

Much of the younger generation is starting to wear on my patience. I know it’s not everyone, but certain ethnic divisions of our society act like pure trash. Not only do they not grasp certain aspects of common decency, but they also lack respect for others as well as having no concept of moral right and wrong.

We had to take a trip to Pensacola to bury Trish’s Aunt, a very nice lady who spent the last 10 years suffering from dementia and wasting away in an assisted living facility whose primary directive is to keep people alive while they blead every last dollar they can from their savings or from their insurance company.

We travel with two German Shepherds and would normally take our motor home on a trip like this. But with Spring Break upon us and -0- places to reserve space, we had to stay in a motel instead. On my dog walk duties this morning, I was picking Rex’s contribution to the earths fertilization effort and a young man (mid to late 20’s) and his girl friend started to laugh at me. She said (in a low but clearly auditable voice) eww, he’s picking up that dog’s sh*t. And he said, “I wonder if he’s going to take it home for breakfast?” And they both laughed and made a few more remarks.

As I finished picking up after my dog, I glanced down at the area where I was standing and there was a dirty diaper laying in the parking lot. So, here’s the picture. I am being ridiculed for picking up after my dog while the other people are throwing their human waste out on the street.

It did not sit well with me, but there is not much I could do to educate these asshats as their education should have started at home, and that has clearly failed.

What a way to start the day.

 

[redbaron]

Years ago I would have suggested a motel on the other side of the tracks. Sadly, that no longer solves the problem.

I work with our church youth group, and many of the kids have multiple personalities. They have the "I am being cool" personality and then their own true character, which is often different.

We spend a lot of time encouraging thought and teaching of consequences, but our time with the youth is so limited in comparison to the rest of their time. Often. Our weekend campouts are ending just as the kids start letting their true nature show....its very frustrating.

I blame social media, and media in general, but the reality is the parents are to blame for their choice. They can be involved with their kids to teach, but often don't want to make the effort. Chasing the almighty dollar is more important.

I feel your pain.

 

[redbaron]

@Jim this should brighten your day

 

[RKins]

Wow (video).

 

[Neal]

On the flip side

 

[AbdRahim]

Remember shcools now teach there is no right and wrong. Respect, decency, good morals for the most part, are not only not taught but ridiculed, across all ethnicities. Society is degenerating into chaos. There is a lot to be said for the “old school” values.

 

[Retired]

Go to Youtube and watch the Buttrocket video. All questions on todays youth are answered.

 

[FL-JOE]

It all begins in the home, and always has.

 

[Jack L]

It is not just the youth. It is a lot of adults also
We own our RV lot and in one front corner I have a small flowering shrub that one of my daughters gave me for a birthday present.
Many dog owners didn't hesitate to let their dogs use it, and it was turning brown so two years ago I put a small sign in front of it (a white circle with a black dogs head and a angle line through it and under it "NOT HERE")
You wouldn't believe the ADULTS that will still stand there holding their dogs leash letting the dog spray the shrub

Jack L

 

[redbaron]

I would rig a water sprayer that you can turn on with a remote. Once the violation starts, let the cleansing begin.

 

[Retired]

I had a neighbor that was causing problems with their dog.

Without going into detail, they now walk across the street and come nowhere near my yard.

Even Gary Bussey would think Im nuts.

 

[Jack L]

You must have a "MODUS" !

Jack L

 

["EZ"]

The absence of Fathers in the home for about 3 generations now is really starting to show. Remember when "getting pregnant out of wedlock" was an embarrassment? Then the government stepped in to subsidize that behavior and now it's not only COMMON but I'd be willing to bet that there are more single mothers than married ones. The effects on the children have been horrible. This is why you see what you see in society.

 

[MapNerd]

I would just say, I wonder what the folks that were your age were saying about your generation when you were 16, 17, 18...



no generation is perfect. We all have our faults, individually and collectively. I can recall some pretty nasty things that we look back on prior generations now in awe of the flawed, racist and just plain mean logic used to justify it.

kids today aren’t perfect, but like it or not they are the future. Do what you can to help them along

 

[AbdRahim]

I would just say, I wonder what the folks that were your age were saying about your generation when you were 16, 17, 18...



no generation is perfect. We all have our faults, individually and collectively. I can recall some pretty nasty things that we look back on prior generations now in awe of the flawed, racist and just plain mean logic used to justify it.

kids today aren’t perfect, but like it or not they are the future. Do what you can to help them along

True, but each generation is getting worse. When I was a kid, spit ball fights and water gun fights were the thing. And I was taught to respect others. Now kids are killing for real. The elderly are not even respected aymore and life seems to have no more value than a nickel. Many schools require armed guatrds. That is a huge slide.

 

[Retired]

Look at our education system. Its broken. If you live in a 'wealthy" county you get great schools with great teachers....for the most part. If you live in a "poor" county you get whatever they can afford.

In many schools American History and Civics are no longer in the curriculum. Math and sciences have been dumbed down to the point where its laughable. I asked my 34 year old to name three mammals that live in the water or mostly in the water. Silence. My 6 year old grand daughter says whales, otters and dolphins are mammals that live in the water. Go figure.

 

[AbdRahim]

Parenting, includes education. Now abandoned. With the internet, there is no limit to the education that can be obtained with the right parental guidance. My neighbor nearly rebuilt his house. When I asked where he learned to do all of that stuff. His answer; Youtube is your friend. Today society teaches kids to make bad choices, and we all suffer as a result. Even 50 years ago, the music and TV content of today would not have been tolerated. Today, all manner of vileness is just accepted as the norm.

 

[MapNerd]

I can do this all day

 

[redbaron]

Today's generation does not find it acceptable to "own" another person.

Today's young men accept willingly that they woman can be treated the same. She is allowed to work outside of the home.

The same can not be said of generations prior.

 

[MapNerd]

Remember folks, All it takes for evil to prevail in this world is for good people to do nothing.

you can complain about it on RV Forums, we’ll hear you out. It’s good to let it out sometimes - most times. But you can also help change it.

Take kids under your wing, if only for a moment. Say something if you think what they are doing is wrong. Offer them a soda and talk to them. Do you have any idea how many young, ridiculously rude or oblivious kids I’ve met at campgrounds? I don’t shoo them away. I invite them over. I talk to them while they play with my kids. If they’re hungry I give them a snack. If they’re thirsty I give them a drink. If they are dirty or have ratty clothes, I offer them some of my kids old clothes. If they’re rude or far more likely, oblivious to the fact that they are being rude or disrespectful, I educate them and explain to them why it’s wrong and what they should do instead.

I’m not responsible for them. They aren’t my kids. But they’re around my kids and we are all products of our environment.

If you want a better world for yourself, for your kids, for your grand kids, be the change.

I’ll tell you, I had not great parents growing up. Hearts of gold but pretty bad decision makers and little to no supervision of me growing up. I became who I am and got where I am because others stepped in to be the change for me.