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Originally Posted by Stumped
My father only ever struck me once for giving him 'lip' - and on reflection I reckon that I deserved it, though I didn't think so at the time. At nearly 70, I still remember the incident as one of the sharpest lessons I ever learned in my youth, since which time I have always shown respect for my elders and betters.
Doesn't work with today's kids though, does it! The word 'respect' has been given a whole new meaning in the violent drink and drug addled society that they are practically forced to adhere to.
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Oh I don't know. There is a respect out there as you so rightly put it, but it is aimed towards the wrong people. If this idolising & desire to be like, can be focused in the right way maybe the Kids can be turned around, redeemed & brought back to the fold.
Sadly a lot of these Kids look to their Peers & Celebrities for their examples, which if you pick up a paper most days you find them embroiled in some scandal or fracas or other, hardly conducive to setting an example, but this is what they see & aspire to.
If on the other hand some of these Parents were more interested in their Kids as opposed to their own interests & needs. Spending time encouraging, cajoling & taking or sharing an interest, how much better would it be ? But until more people adopt this approach, we will continue to be stuck with these depressing headlines.