What is wrong with these kids today????
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| Sun, 06-10-2007 - 8:37am |
I want to start off by saying that my 18 yr old ds is really a good kid. But...I have noticed that this generation doesn't have the sense of responsibility or morals that our generation had at their age. They think that their actions dont' come with consequences.
He is an extremely bright person...gifted classes throughout school. But, he failed most of his classes his first year of college. He just didn't apply himself. He wanted to go away and I told him he has to earn it. So, what's happening, he's going anyway. He swears he has to be out of the house. He will now go to a community college to raise his grades and has gotten a grant to pay for housing. I will not give him a penny towards that! What a waste.
Then....he got a ticket for speeding on Friday. It's not the ticket that bothers me(though it does a little) it's the speed at which he was clocked. 99!!!!! He said he didn't realize he was going that fast. Fine, but he's driving a Hyundai....you can feel it in a tin can like that. I told him that was wreckless and inresponsible of him and he could have been killed!!! At that speed they would be scraping him off the ground! He said he learned his lesson...will pay the ticket(ya think?. I told him he is banned from the car for the next week except to go to school and work. He honestly doesn't understand why!!!!! He thinks paying the ticket is enough. He's not grounded...let his friends come and pick him up and bring him home.
Am I wrong to react? It's not like he was speeding ina 70 zone going 75-80. This was 30 mph over the speed limit. What would you have done?????

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