The Off Topic Thread.

[Buf-Phoon]

Maybe they need a stern Sergeant Major to whoop their asses and enforce some social disciplines

[MattyP]

Nah my job is to only report it if it's happening on my train or in the rail corridor

Technically speaking I can get fired if I try to stop them and something happens to me

And the worst part is they are getting dumber and dumber

A couple months ago one of Em got skittled in the Redfern tunnel. To engrossed in his so called "art" he lost is life

[BenDoCo]

hehehe

Kids

21st century

Discipline

Respect

[AzMahoony]

Yeah I got walloped aswell when I was a little sh*t and I deserved it, usually be a wooden spoon or the ol' belt but man it straightend me up. The old boy would also take my nintendo controllers off me aswell arghhh I preferd to get walloped tbh

[hoarspower]

Lack of respect plain and simple these kids don't respect sh*t these days,my dad use to beat the sh*t out of me when I was a kid , did I deserve it ? Yep farkin oath I did I was a *beep* of a kid lol, but I had a healthy fear of him when he said to do sh*t I did plain and simple, he showed me how to look after my stuff and generally be a decent person.

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

Working on trains in Sydney I get an insight to what goes on in some of the less favorable areas

Kids as young as 9 are graffiting trains it's unbelievable to see first hand how young they are now

I work for adelaide rail. yep the kids now are unbelievable some of the things they do. had a survey job at a station platform and a 11 year old pushed a new Trimble unit in front of a train. 70g's down tge drain. kids parents didnt have to pay a cent because they were both on the dole. pieces of sh*t scum bag losers. my 2 cents

[Buf-Phoon]

some interesting feedback. My dad worked shift work so Mum got the

bulk of dealing with a very recalcitrant teen.I was super naughty.Could escape from just

about anywhere, Full of self righteous indignation of course

After the failure of many wooden spoons mum resorted to the PVC

handle of the duster. Yarrrrroooo , worse if you got your knuckles in the

way trying to protect the back of your legs and butt.

After presenting said weapon to my kids and grannies anecdotes

the fear of a "larrupp" did the trick.Best punishment was being sent to my room.

Plenty of books in there. Too many to remove

I have never raised a hand to my kids( both mid-late teens now) never had to.

Accidently called my son a dickhead under my breath for a misjudgment.

Gutted him.

It's all about managing expectations for the kids. Do stupid you will be called to explain.

Far more humiliating once you get through the dunno's

Stupid is and stupid does.

Clear rules and boundaries. If parents do not respect themselves

what hope their offspring.?

Parents have to take responsibility.

That is another thread

[BenDoCo]

1 thing that I have noticed - alot - over the last whatever years is that some parents know that the law (realistically) won't touch a 12 year old and under, so why they are at home talking with their wife/husband .. a conversation that usually goes like this -- "fark ferken fork cntu ferk ferk ctnu", their 'little 10 year old darlings that do no wrong' are out with their friends -- speaking in the same manner -- showing absolutely no respect to other people or property.

I don't associate with quite a few of the friends I had - 10 to 15 years ago - simply because of the language they used at home.....in front of their kids.....

Do you still wonder where the lack of respect that some kids have, starts?

My opinion only

[Never had any say Panda]

Parents have to take responsibility.

That is another thread

This..

Strangely enough I see some parents doing a cracking job with kids.. But even at young ages I can already see the difference. Daycare drop off for the little guy.. Hold the gate open for the massive stream of parents and kids.. I reckon 1 in 2 kids that is old enough to will say thank you.. But maybe 1 in 4 of the parents says thank you or offers to hold the gate while I get out of the road.

Hell I've even seen parents encouraging their kids to throw stuff at road workers..

[k31th]

complaining about a minority... seems pointless to me.

Parent's can be perfect and teenagers still be arseholes to anyone and everyone... it's just that the upbringing doesn't make a difference sometimes... the classic nature vs nurture argument.