[ SECRET POST #3953 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3953 ⌋

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[fscom]

02. https://i.imgur.com/qPAnOxs.jpg

[greghousesgf]

Especially kids.

[killertofuuu]

+1

Frankly, I think it's a huge disservice to kids when their parents/guardians/etc. don't let them know when they're being obnoxious, rude, destructive, shitty, etc.. They rely on adults for that. How else are they supposed to learn?

[(Anonymous)]

This. As someone who doesn't want kids ever, and who's not overly fond of them. When kids act up in public or are being rude, my eyes go straight to the parent. Kids will not know better if you do not TEACH them better.

[killertofuuu]

I've worked in two different arcades, and let me tell you. I think the look of pure rage I've shot at some of those kids was probably a rare moment in their lives where they'd been chastised in any way. I don't take shit from anybody, especially not kids. I don't get paid enough, and even if I did, fuck that. We don't need anymore brats, especially not in America. We've got one for a president, for fucks sake!

I just don't understand it. I was raised by a single mom who was brought up in Catholic school. She could strike terror into my heart with one glare if I was being too much of a brat. Do parents like this not exist anymore?

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT, but I think the current generation of parents has the mindset of "I want my child to have the childhood I always wanted" and as a result, that means "My kid can get away with anything, because that's how I wanted my childhood to be."

Somewhat-related note, I used to work in a preschool as an assistant where there was one boy who would openly tell me "I don't like you, stop looking at me, go away, don't talk to me, you're not supposed to [insert part of my job here]" every single day. He would bully the other kids (the two youngest and shyest in particular; he was nearing 5 and they were only 3), and would get away with so much shit because mommy and daddy paid for M-F all-day care plus afterschool care. The teachers would victim-blame the little ones ("they need to pay more attention to their surroundings, they should have given him [toy], they didn't NEED to play at that station") because their family only sent them to school two afternoons a week. This kid got the right to act like a brat because his parents paid more than the others. It was awful being around him, and when the teachers told me at a review that I needed to focus more on him and not the smaller kids (I did so because the teachers weren't), I ended up quitting. I felt awful leaving the weaker kids all alone, but there was no way to discipline the brat (not even positive reinforcement worked with him) and there was no way he would have gotten "kicked out."

On a side note, the two littlest kids were being raised by grandparents. They were considered "difficult" because they had not been taught how to color, use scissors, glue objects, etc., and they needed to be taught how (again, they were 3). They were very mindful, but the teachers would scold them for being "antisocial" (when they were tired or homesick, they wanted to be left alone and just play with puzzles or draw pictures). I even got reprimanded once for allowing them to color instead of forcing them to play with the others.

[unspeakablyevil]

Good lord, what the hell???? What kind of adult would condone this shit?

[(Anonymous)]

She could strike terror into my heart with one glare if I was being too much of a brat.

My dad was the same way. He had a look that, when he used it, you knew, "O-kay, time to shut up and quit messing about."

[(Anonymous)]

My mother had the same look! She didn't even to say a thing!

I currently work at a supermarket and every few weeks I need to ask my mother if we've ever been such *brats* and am always relieved when she said that we were always well behaved and if we hadn't been, she wouldn't have taken us with her again.

Like, screaming kids are one thing (I always exclude babies and toddlers when I'm judging), but temper tantrums? Nope. And PLEASE don't give the kid what it wants or it will do it every time jfc.

Also, the thing that I hate the most is absolutely not the kids' fault: giving them things to eat before you pay for it. The supermarket is nice about it (even if it's something super annoying like a banana which i have to weight), because hey... keeping customers happy etc. but on some days I really feel the need to point out (in a joking voice so they won't be ~offended) that it's freaking THEFT.
They then always say ~but the child was hungry~ (so? it wouldn't have starved) or ~i just wanted to keep them quiet~ (uhm. you're raising an a+ brat here)
I bet you those kids grow up into one of those adults who drink half their coke before paying because they were ~thirsty.
(Ofc there are always exceptions like diabetes or an extremely snotty nose, which are legit reasons to use something you're going to buy before paying)

[(Anonymous)]

Same.

And it's so fucking annoying when the parents look at the people who work in stores/restaurants/etc. like they're the meanies. Yes, how dare they tell your kids they shouldn't run around the store/restaurant, or they shouldn't climb up on this shelf, or toss the merchandise around. You (general "you") want to dump your kids at a store and treat the workers like unpaid babysitters, they get to tell your kids to knock off the messing around, then. Don't like it? Then do your job as parents and get them under control.

[(Anonymous)]

Damn right

[(Anonymous)]

I like Kung Fu Panda's message: "Be yourself, but also try to be the best version of yourself you can be"

[(Anonymous)]

Another important lesson: no, not everyone is going to like you once they get to know you.

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, yeah. "Sometimes the reason people don't like you is that you're awful. Maybe try doing something about that," is a moral that more people need to hear. Too many people think they're a bastard with a heart of gold, and are only half right.