Young Kids Tick Me Off Sometimes.

[sdalton]

I took my 5 year old out for Pizza tonight. It was a buffet Cici Pizzarea. It was very crowded. We were seated near the buffet line. A couple of young ladies, and I mean that loosely, stood right next to my table. The one with the Koolaide in her hair, and a miniskirt was talking to the dumpy one with a belly button shirt, and her large belly hanging out. The Koolaide head said, loudly, next to my son: "well this is such Bull$hit. Can you believe this I TRIED TO BY-PASS THE CUSSING FILTER?" My son gave me a look like he was about to get the spanking of his life, just for hearing those words. The ladies moved to the front of the line and I followed, Ticked off. I tapped the Koolaide head on the shoulder and asked how old she was, she said 18. I told her that my son, whom I pointed to was only 5, and that I would appreciate it if they would not use that kind of language around children again. She this turd eating look on her face, and asked what she said, I told her. The fat one said in a snotty tone, that this was a public place, and she could say whatever she wanted. I told her that it was not a public place, but a private eatery, and that Others dont appreciate their gutter mouths. They then stomped off to their table. I watched as they told their boyfriends their side of the story. The boyfriends looked like they were ready to confront me, when I stood up and walked towards them, just to get a refill on my drink. They say me, then said somthing angrily towards their ladies, and made them sit down. Not another word was said to me. Some teenagers need to be taught some respect and manners. If you have kids, please instill manners and respect in them at an early age, even if it is difficult.

 

[Cummins4Life]

I've lived the last year and a half with 400 of the nut cases. You'd be amazed what dorm life turns young adults into or rather lets them express. I try to act with the least amount of personal pride and respect towards others, but these ideas seem to be suprisingly absent in most people here.

 

[TORQUE THIS]

I totally agree, however you have to be careful now when confronting some people. You never know what is going to happen next.



I used to get the crap beat out of me if I did something wrong, at home and school. Try doing that now.



If you discipline your children, your a bad parent, if you don't and they do something wrong your a bad parent. What is wrong with this country!!!

 

[Camara]

I'd like to chime in but don't know what to say! My son has had his license for just about 7 months now. One night he went out to his friends house. When he left I said "make sure you pick up your brother at work at 10:15". I started calling him at 9:30 to make sure he was on his way. No answer. 9:45 no answer. 10 no answer. 10:15 I go pick up my other son at work and come home. 10:45 he calls and said "I'm going to pickup Tim". I told him to forget it and come right home. When he got home I took his license right out of his pocket and told him he can't have it back until the 1st of Feb. I related this story to other parents and they have told me I'm too rough on the kid. I'm only trying to show him that if he acts irresponsibly then these are the consequences. If I did that when I was with my parents my mother would have just about killed me. Am I wrong?

 

[LSMITH]

Camara, nope. The kid has to learn, one way or the other.

 

[TxDieselKid]

Originally posted by sdalton

Some teenagers need to be taught some respect and manners.

I'm not that much older then them, and just right down the raod, you should have called me, i would have taught them a lesson!!! #ad




Andrew

 

[Champane Flight]

Worse

It happens I live by a junior high school. These kids are below teenage and come down the street bellowing things that would make a sailor blush! I have confronted them before and have gotten called a few names as they run down the street. Last week I caught them teasing my dogs, I told them if they wanted I would let the dogs out to play with them! Both of these little hoodlums turned white as I and my pitbull headed for the gate. They don't tease the dogs anymore.



I have made friends with some of the kids that have come by in the last 16 years. One kid would always stop and talk to my old cat, he came by just the other day in uniform. Good kid, headed for the middle east, hope he comes home safe.

 

[illflem]

Nothing that mandatory service in the Armed Forces for both men and women won't fix. Make it at 15 years old.

 

[Adam]

With the relaxed admission standards and the huge enlistment bonuses, we already seem to be getting a lot of thugs, misfits, and lazy a$$ good for nothing, need to be working at a landfill, cry-babies who wouldn't know what honor is, much less be willing to defend their country at the risk of personal injury. A mandatory military service just makes my life harder when I try to "train" these individuals, then causes me headaches when I have to put my pretty blue uniform (dry-clean only) on and go to the court-martial (6 hours on wooden seats) to explain why the remedial 'training' didn't work and Joe Snuffy (who sits there with his assigned military counsel giving me dirty looks) needs to be released from the military under "Other than Honorable" conditions. Thanks, but no thanks. I'd prefer to to tell 'em all that they signed the dotted line, and even if they don't like guns or war, they can still do useful things for me, like find landmines, and run comm wire .



-Adam

 

[Champane Flight]

Go back machine

Adam, you need to go back to the old "Hands on training" days. The old drill sargents used to lay hands on the misfits, along with a little peer pressure they came around just fine. Nothing like a little blanket party to open their eyes to the straight and narrow. You will always have the $hithouse lawyers and misfits in the military. Sorry but some parents don't have the time to devout on their youngins, thats the sign of the times. Hard on DIs, but thats what they said to us when I went in "Your heart belongs to your Momma, but your a$$ belongs to me!" .



One old DI told me once that he could get through to ANY recruit. I believe him, he got through to me. Of course I was easy compared to some.



YES, to mandatory military duty! It works for the Swiss and a few others. Turn loose the drill sargents!

 

[snowracer69]

I believe that what the general public doesn't know about military boot camp is a good thing.



My brother-in-law is currently a USMC Drill Instructor, and has now graduated two groups... working on his third. Of the stories he's told me once two many beers had been thrown away empty, there's not much they still can't do... as long as the wrong person isn't around. Things are still the same. Of course, this is also the USMC... may be different in the others, as I have no other inputs as to their training.

 

[Camara]

My dad was in the United States Marine Corp during Korea. He saw quite a bit of action over there and when he came back he was stationed in Virginia at the navy base as an M. P. He won't talk about any of it. So when I was little it was his way or it was no way! While I am not as strict as my parents were I still believe in trying to instill values into a young person, male or female. I am kind of surprised when my son said he wants to look at Mass. Maratime Academy. It is a very disciplined and regimented school. You have to wear a uniform. Upon graduation you can either enter a branch of the service as an officer or go back to your private life. I don't think he will go on to the military. Even though he is not a behavioral problem at school and is an OK student , I do think the program will be good for him.



I think the problem with this society now is these bleeding heart liberals that believe a "time out" is more punishment that a good old smack in the a$$.

 

[metal tech]

I totally agree with Adam. They've lowered the ASVAB score requirements so much that we have people becoming Machinists that have no idea what a screwdriver is. Please don't make Mil Service mandatory unless you'll allow me to do "Wall To Wall Counselling". The USMC is more diciplined that the USAF, and rightfully so, they are usually the front line any operation, and doing what you are told is a life/death matter. Most of the new recruits are only worried about the $10,000 bonus they got for signing up. It needs to be tied to earning their 5-skill level at their first base, not just for finishing Tech School.



Al

 

[C. Harlan]

I got pretty ticked off last night. I go out with a group of friends, and we go to hear some good live music at one of the local places. I run into a little red headed friend of mine, who happened to look absolutely stunning, which she always does anyway. There is about 4 or 5 people at their little table, her and I start talking. I get waved over to the other side of the table, where two morons she happened to know ask me if I knew her, and how I knew her. I told them I did, and one proceeds to tell me to back off, because that is his buddy's woman. Too bad I talk to her about 3-4 times a week. I then told him to go kick rocks, and to ride his stick horse to the drugstore to get a life, and proceeded to visit with her again. It is funny to see how dumb people try to act when pretty girls are factored in an equation.



-Chris-

 

[sdalton]

Re: Re: Young Kids Tick Me Off Sometimes.

Originally posted by TxDieselKid

I'm not that much older then them, and just right down the raod, you should have called me, i would have taught them a lesson!!! #ad




Andrew

I do appreciate the offer, but I wouldnt have had much of a workout with them. I didnt want anything to happen, because of my son being there. The look on their faces said it all. The boyfriends wanted nothing to do with me. I have been told by others that I do look pretty scary.



As far as military enlistments go, I know a Marine recruiter. I spoke with him yesterday, He has recruited all over the U. S. . He said that enlisments are at an all time high for them. He also said that the young men in Texas seem to be joining faster than most of the other states. He also stated that the new enlistment standards say you have to have a High school diploma to join. If you have a G. E. D. , then you must have 15 hrs of college. He also said the tightened the testing standards, as well as not allowing those in with some minor criminal histories. Good . But I also think a two year standard draft for all would be good for the country.

 

[DIESELMAN]

Same thing, 'cept it was a Pizza Hut 2 years ago.



Went in, me, wife, 3 kids, brother and a family friend. We were sitting at our table and had to raise our voices to be heard over some loud mouth Joe Dirt haired moron and his friends f'n this and f'n that. After about 15 minutes I walked over to their table and explained the need for them to become very quiet, very quickly, they didn't.



I went back to their table, grabbed ole Joe Dirt by the hair, walked him to the door at a backwards 45 degree bent over angle pulled his keys from his pocket and escorted him to his pos car.



Police arrived 20 minutes later, stories were told, clapping was heard, trespass warrning was issued to Joe Dirt... ... Dinner was free I'm such a bully

 

[willyslover]

sdalton... " I have been told by others that I do look pretty scary".

ya got my 6'7" 350 lbs ass scared from here . .

I 100% agree... my wife "invites" me to keep my mouth shut all the time in public... I have asked many times that a group would keep their foul mouths to themselfs. . [usually while sitting down . . 'bout the time one of the little dumb asses starts in and I stand up the conversation almost always turns different toned LOL

 

[JLinder]

Being that I'm the ripe old age of 22, I guess I fall into the "punk kid" stereo type by most people that are much older than I am. I was raised pretty strict, and I think I came out better for it. I'm by no means an angel, but I do respect my elders. Can't say the same for most people my age any more, it's actually pretty sad.



As for the military service, I don't want to start a war but let me tell you why I didn't sign up for 4 years in the service. For one thing, I think serving in the military is great. I won't take any job that pays below the national poverty level. The other problem is the military has turned out enough (I said enough, not all) morons with technical training that most employers don't view someone with military technical training to be much ahead of a recent H. S. grad. On the other hand, those with no respect or discipline could use some "hands on" training from a mean ass drill sgt.



Just my thoughts...

 

[dpuckett]

Kids get their lack or respect froom mom and dad

I was raised by a single mother in the 80s and 90s. We never had much, but she did raise me to be polite and courteous to everyone. I think I am better for it. I also had a few fatherly figures- a horseshoer/ rodeo cowboy and a trucker. They both busted my butt when I was littler. In southeast Missouri, rudeness is a treasured trait not to be looked down on. I have confronted kids (teens?) and had Daddy come over and threaten to kick my a$$ for harassing his kids. I tell them we can step outside, and he may take me, but he'd earn it. Never had the cops called on me, though. I went through a semester of Naval ROTC at Mizzou, and learned a little there. I got out because I just didnt like it, and it interfered with my ag and rodeo clubs. (and didnt want to answer to a draft dodging coward for Commander in Chief) I think a lot of the deteriation in our youngsters is due in part to bad (self centered) parents, partly to society. I got my rump roasted in Wal Mart twice a year or so in the early 80s for smarting off or being a general 3 year old PITA. Now days, mom would get jailed for abuse. I rue the day I have kids and have to discipline them in public.

Teachers have no control over their classes; principals lack the nuts to stand up to whiny parents; parents run up and threaten teachers when their kids are "overworked" by a little homework. Bring back corporal punishment, let kids learn early life is not fair, that they are not going to get their way all the time, just cowboy up and live with it. The kids at the high school I graduated from 6 years ago get to chew on the teachers when they do something not to Lil Johnny's liking. THis is condoned and encouraged BY THE PRINCIPAL!!! I could go on and on, but it boils down tothis: raise your kids with discipline. Dont necessarily be super strict, but teach them responsibility and that there are consequences. I dont have a lot of room to talk, but I know raising kids is a 20 year commitment, and it takes sacrifices to turn them out good. I guess there is a reason all my friends are 5 to 20 years older than I am. I take responsibility for my actions, I am polite to everyone I meet (though it is hard sometimes), I keep my word, and do what I say I will. Is it too much to ask that of everyone else?



Sorry for being so long winded; I just hate when someone my age gives me a bad image, or worse, when I am associated with a$$holes like that, just because I am 23



Daniel

 

[dpuckett]

one more thing,

With every right comes the responsibility to exercise it wisely and judiciously. Yes, Joe Dirt has the right to express himself, but also the responsibility to not be profane or generally offensive, and keep his tongue in check. One day, he will pop off to someone less compassionate, who will just CLEAN HIS CLOCK



Daniel