Do you like or dislike kids?

They are not taught to be polite in public, they are not taught manners. They always have to have the latest gadgets and are spoiled rotten.

I recently quit my job doing school age children's after school care and vacation day care. I know what kids are really like, when they're not under the eyes of their parents. There is nothing innocent about them. I have never seen anyone lie as much, cheat as much, be as rude or hurtful, and most of all be as selfish as some children. Yes, they are not all like that, but a lot of them are. Maybe there is something wrong with parenting these days?

I don't hate them, but I don't want any and I sure as fuck hate parents that think their kid can do no wrong and isn't an annoying, spoiled little shit. lol

There IS something incredibly wrong with a vast amount of parent's way of raising their children.

To say absolutely that everyone is a part of the problem would also be a gross misstatement.

I love children.

I can't wait to raise my own in a way that not only I feel that is best.

Will there be bucking against it, I'm positive there will be, but that's a part of being a parent.

You were a child once.

Those children will eventually reach your age.

We're ALL people.

this is a big problem for the first world thats for sure...especially when the parents dont/cant spend enough time (fuck quality time) with their children growing up...its a tragedy actually...

That's exactly the point I'm getting at.
People tell me I'll change my mind about kids. They say I'm only young (18) and I am, but I know that I never want them.

Will there be bucking against it, I'm positive there will be.

as a father of two small children, i can say i/we have experienced this....good parenting is hard as shit

this is a big problem for the first world thats for sure...especially when the parents dont/cant spend enough time (fuck quality time) with their children growing up...its a tragedy actually...

Kids are raised by Facebook, video games, netflix, etc... I used to be a teacher, but I said fuck that shit when I wasn't allowed to confiscate cell phones when I caught them texting in class.

Kids are raised by Facebook, video games, netflix, etc... I used to be a teacher, but I said fuck that shit when I wasn't allowed to confiscate cell phones when I caught them texting in class.

i dont want to sound like a prick but it will come across that way: it is said there are no bad students, only bad teachers but i realize life isnt that black and white...because i know what youre saying and the reality of what youre saying-and other shit-would be enough to drive a teacher stark raving mad

Kids are raised by Facebook, video games, netflix, etc... I used to be a teacher, but I said fuck that shit when I wasn't allowed to confiscate cell phones when I caught them texting in class.

Are you serious? This is scary because I'm actually studying to become a teacher...

I don't hate 'em as such, as has been said I just hate dick tree parents.
The kind that are more interested in getting a big TV and an Xbox to sit 'em in front of to keep 'em out of their way.
Then they blame the schools when their kid turns out like shit.

Dude, trust me I'm all about giving a teenager the benefit of the doubt but when Sally is texting johnny titty pictures in class, while some kid is playing angry birds, all while I'm trying to teach 9th graders basic concepts and the school is telling me I am violating their rights by taking up their cell phone ONLY TILL THE END OF CLASS... Yeah, I'm not working for a system where kids run shit. People are so quick to blame teachers, but it reality many parents have NO idea what their kids do in school, let alone what work they're doing there! Society treats teachers like overpaid babysitters, pays them like shit and expects their kids to become model citizens... Doesn't work that way.

Anyways, back to the thread.. Kids aren't bad, their parents suck though.

Are you serious? This is scary because I'm actually studying to become a teacher...

Depends where you're at.

Research the state and school system you want to work in very carefully. When you're doing student teaching or TA'ing, talk to EVERY TEACHER you can and get their honest opinion.

There are great schools in great systems... But not in the South lol.

Edited by TrailMix, 24 May 2012 - 12:54 PM.

I love kids who are related to me.
The rest get on my nerves.
They have no respect and almost all of them are brats.
They have this idea that they are entitled to what ever they want.
I remember when I got a big pack of hot wheels as a kid.
That was the coolest shit to me.

Now kids have Ipads, laptops, smartphones and complain if the 50" screen in their bathroom is outdated.
They have every damn game system and sure as hell don't know how to talk to an adult.
I think a huge wave of Chinese would be awesome for this country.
They seem to be one of the few cultures left that teach there kids how to act right.
Maybe it'll rub off on us.
If not then In thirty years this country will be shit.

Edited by junkheadrev, 24 May 2012 - 12:55 PM.

i don't dislike kids but i don't entirely like them either. if they are well behaved and have good manners i'm fine. but i hate bratty smart mouth kids.

i guess since i don't want kids it affects how i feel about them

Dude, trust me I'm all about giving a teenager the benefit of the doubt but when Sally is texting johnny titty pictures in class, while some kid is playing angry birds, all while I'm trying to teach 9th graders basic concepts and the school is telling me I am violating their rights by taking up their cell phone ONLY TILL THE END OF CLASS... Yeah, I'm not working for a system where kids run shit. People are so quick to blame teachers, but it reality many parents have NO idea what their kids do in school, let alone what work they're doing there! Society treats teachers like overpaid babysitters, pays them like shit and expects their kids to become model citizens... Doesn't work that way.

Anyways, back to the thread.. Kids aren't bad, their parents suck though.

Damn in Texas they take your phone up and even charge you to get it back

Kids are ok...with a little seasoning and a salad on the side.

Sometimes I like them, sometimes I don't. I'd like to have kids someday, though.

It used to boggle my mind when I'd see a child acting rude in public without being disciplined in some way by the parents. Then again, I was raised by parents who wouldn't hesitate to give me an ass whoopin' if I even uttered 'shut up' to them.

Sometimes I like them, sometimes I don't. I'd like to have kids someday, though.

It used to boggle my mind when I'd see a child acting rude in public without being disciplined in some way by the parents. Then again, I was raised by parents who wouldn't hesitate to give me an ass whoopin' if I even uttered 'shut up' to them.

Tell me about it. Soap tastes really, really horrible. I remember once I threw a tantrum at Target when I was quite young because there was a pony toy I thought I just HAD to have. My parents said they were going and left me in the shop to cry for at least 10 minutes. It was scary as hell and taught me a lesson. Also when we went on a road trip and we were being shitheads in the back seat, my rents kicked us kids out and left us on the side of the road, drove around for a few minutes, and then came back. We thought they were gone for good, and we were very quiet and well-behaved for the rest of the trip.

I dislike rude, disrespectful brats but I admire young curious future intellectuals, hopefully my nephew won't turn out to be like my family but I'm his favorite uncle so I see hope in him.

I am a mother of 3 kids. 5, 2 and 2 months. Parenting is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.

I do not hate kids... I hate parents who don't effectively raise their kids. My husband and I get A LOT of heat for how we raise/discipline our kids. Everyone says we are too hard on them. I say, I'm not raising fucking animals!!! I want my kids to do what I say, when I say it, and it will be done the right way. I don't take shit off my kids. I"m the adult, raising them... not the other way around. My roommates are the perfect example of "lazy parents". When they discipline their kids, it's very minuscule and they never follow through on it. Their kids are absolutely TERRIBLE!!!

My children pick up back habits from their kids, and it pisses me off. My kids aren't allowed to run and scream in the house... their's are. My kids aren't allowed to talk back... their's are. If I tell my kid not to do something, and they do it again, they will be spanked... their's do things they're told not to do, over and over. My kids are on a schedule... their kids don't even know the word.

For example: Our son is 2 and almost completely potty trained. Their son is a month younger than ours. He still wears a diaper and can't keep it dry for more than an hour. WHY? Because they don't take the time to teach him. They've even mentioned letting us potty train THEIR son, because ours is doing so good. Their son uses one of the training toilets for kids. Instead of getting up when he says he has to go potty, they let him drag it out in the living room, and go right in the middle of the room. They don't usually empty it out when he is done, so the next time, he sloshes piss all over the floor. He will tell his dad that he has to go, and instead of getting off the computer to take him, he tells his son to go on his own.

So that turned out a lot longer than I wanted, but my problem is more with the parent's. Some kids will just be bad kids, even when their parent's tried to raise them right... but 9 out of 10 kids are terrible because their parents simply don't care.